Also called saithe. a North Atlantic food fish, Pollachius virens, of the cod family.
Sir Frederick, 1845–1937, English legal scholar and author.
Jackson, 1912–56, U.S. painter.
Sir Frederick. 1845–1937, English legal scholar: with Maitland, he wrote History of English Law before the Time of Edward I (1895)
Jackson. 1912–56, US abstract expressionist painter; chief exponent of action painting in the US
Variant of pollack
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More and more takeaways are now offering alternative fish species, such as hake, pollock, and monkfish, as lower-priced options.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
"Species such as hake, pollock and saithe are fantastic alternatives with great flavour and are often under utilised so they can be sold at a lower price point,"he said.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
At Jongno Stew Village, a popular lunch spot in the Dobong district of northern Seoul, pollock stew and kimchi jjigae are the best sellers.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
Haddock are caught by the same fishers who target other bottom-dwelling groundfish species such as cod, pollock and flounders.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2023
I caught lots of small fish, mackerel and pollock and cod and flounder, and cleaned ’em, too.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
However, England replacements Henry Pollock and Emmanuel Iyogun were next to be sent to the sin-bin, making for a nervy finish.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Pollock said severe side effects are "very rare" and they thought "very deeply" about the implications for trials on healthy people, and that any risk would be communicated to volunteers.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
A guest uses a silicon brush to apply sauces onto an entree, a nod to abstractionist Jackson Pollock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The problem has been how to tick the radar without making the strike zone look like a Jackson Pollock painting — and recently, it has.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
“Just don’t, you know, Jackson Pollock all over the grass.”
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
We here had plenty of several sorts of fish, as silver-fish, snappers, bonitoes, cavallos, pollocks, old wives, and cray-fish of great size.
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