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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cod1 /kɑd/USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) -cod, (esp. for kinds or species) -cods. - Fish a fish found in cool, N Atlantic waters, caught for food:[countable]caught a cod.
- Food its flesh, eaten as food:[uncountable]a dish of baked cod.
C.O.D. or c.o.d.,an abbreviation of:- Businesscash, or collect, on delivery.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cod1 (kod),USA pronunciation n., pl. ( [esp. collectively]) -cod, ( [esp. referring to two or more kinds or species]) -cods. - Fishany of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, esp. Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Fisha closely related fish, Gadus macrocephalus, of the North Pacific.
- Fishany of several unrelated fishes, as rockfishes of the genus Sebastes.
- Middle English origin, originally uncertain 1325–75
cod2 (kod),USA pronunciation n. - Slang Terms(vulgar). testicle.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English codd; akin to Old Norse koddi pillow
Cod (kod),USA pronunciation n. - Place Names Cape. See Cape Cod.
COD., - codex.
Also, cod. C.O.D., [Com.]- Businesscash, or collect, on delivery (payment to be made when delivered to the purchaser).
Also, c.o.d. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cod /kɒd/ n ( pl cod, cods)- any of the gadoid food fishes of the genus Gadus, esp G. morhua (or G. callarias), which occurs in the North Atlantic and has a long body with three rounded dorsal fins: family Gadidae. They are also a source of cod-liver oil
- Austral any of various unrelated Australian fish, such as the Murray cod
Etymology: 13th Century: probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German cutte cod /kɒd/ n - Brit US dialect a pod or husk
- an obsolete word for scrotum
Etymology: Old English codd husk, bag; related to Old Norse koddi, Danish kodde cod /kɒd/ vb (cods, codding, codded)(transitive)- Brit Irish slang to make fun of; tease
- Brit Irish slang to play a trick on; fool
n - Brit Irish slang a hoax or trick
Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps from earlier cod a fool, perhaps shortened from codger Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: COD abbreviation for - cash on delivery
- (in the US) collect on delivery
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Cod n - Cape Cod ⇒
See Cape Cod
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