pollock
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Also called saithe. a North Atlantic food fish, Pollachius virens, of the cod family.
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Sir Frederick, 1845–1937, English legal scholar and author.
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Jackson, 1912–56, U.S. painter.
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Sir Frederick. 1845–1937, English legal scholar: with Maitland, he wrote History of English Law before the Time of Edward I (1895)
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Jackson. 1912–56, US abstract expressionist painter; chief exponent of action painting in the US
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of pollock
Variant of pollack
Example Sentences
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POLLOCK, General; arrives in Peshawur; at Jellalabad; his qualifications; his work; the rescue and retribution; contrast between Nott and; arrives at Cabul; punishment of Cabul.
From The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 by Forbes, Archibald
POLLOCK, is an interesting but somewhat discursive novel.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 2, 1891 by Various
POLLOCK, Sir F., transmission of variegated leaves in Ballota nigra. -on local tendency to variegation.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 by Darwin, Charles
POLLOCK, JAMES. remarks of, 74, 272, 275, 344, 370, 400, 449. amendment by, 370.
From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene)
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