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pol·lack 
[pol-uhk] Pronunciation Key
[pol-uhk] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -lacks, (especially collectively) -lack.
) -lack. | 1. | a food fish, Pollachius pollachius, of the cod family, inhabiting coastal North Atlantic waters from Scandinavia to northern Africa. |
| 2. | pollock. |
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| pol·lack also pol·lock
(pŏl'ək) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. pollack or pol·lacks also pollock or pol·locks A marine food fish (Pollachius virens) of northern Atlantic waters, related to the cod. [Alteration of Scots podlok.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
pollack
pollack
"sea fish," 1602, alteration of Scottish podlok, of unknown origin. Possibly altered by influence of Pollack "Polish person."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| pollack | |
noun | |
| 1. | United States filmmaker (born in 1934) |
| 2. | lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish |
| 3. | important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Pollack
Pol"lack\, n. [Cf. G. & D. pollack, and Gael. pollag a little pool, a sort of fish.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A marine gadoid food fish of Europe (Pollachius virens). Called also greenfish, greenling, lait, leet, lob, lythe, and whiting pollack. (b) The American pollock; the coalfish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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