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scrod

[skrod]
–noun
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, esp. one split for cooking.
Also, schrod.


Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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scrod also schrod   (skrŏd)   
n.   pl. scrod also schrod New England
A young cod or haddock, especially one split and boned for cooking as the catch of the day.

[Possibly from obsolete Dutch schrood, slice, shred, from Middle Dutch scrōde.]
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