cod

1
[ kod ]

noun,plural (especially collectively) cod, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) cods.
  1. any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of North Atlantic waters.

  2. a closely related fish, Gadus macrocephalus, of the North Pacific Ocean.

  1. any of several unrelated fishes, as rockfishes of the genus Sebastes.

Origin of cod

1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English; origin uncertain

Other definitions for cod (2 of 4)

cod2
[ kod ]

noun
  1. Slang: Vulgar. testicle.

Origin of cod

2
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English codd; akin to Old Norse koddi “pillow”

Other definitions for COD. (3 of 4)

COD.

abbreviation
  1. codex.

Other definitions for C.O.D. (4 of 4)

C.O.D.

abbreviationCommerce.
  1. cash, or collect, on delivery (payment to be made when delivered to the purchaser).

Origin of C.O.D.

4
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

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British Dictionary definitions for cod (1 of 6)

cod1

/ (kɒd) /


nounplural cod or cods
  1. 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

  2. any other fish of the family Gadidae: See gadid

  1. Australian any of various unrelated Australian fish, such as the Murray cod

Origin of cod

1
C13: probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German cutte

British Dictionary definitions for cod (2 of 6)

cod2

/ (kɒd) /


noun
  1. British and US dialect a pod or husk

  2. an obsolete word for scrotum

  1. obsolete a bag or envelope

Origin of cod

2
Old English codd husk, bag; related to Old Norse koddi, Danish kodde

British Dictionary definitions for cod (3 of 6)

cod3

/ (kɒd) /


verbcods, codding or codded (tr)
  1. British and Irish slang to make fun of; tease

  2. British and Irish slang to play a trick on; fool

noun
  1. British and Irish slang a hoax or trick

  2. Irish slang a fraud; hoaxer: he's an old cod

adjective(prenominal)
  1. British slang mock; sham: cod Latin

Origin of cod

3
C19: perhaps from earlier cod a fool, perhaps shortened from codger

British Dictionary definitions for cod (4 of 6)

cod4

/ (kɒd) /


noun
  1. Northern English dialect a fellow; chap: he's a nice old cod

Origin of cod

4
of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for Cod (5 of 6)

Cod

noun
  1. Cape Cod See Cape Cod

British Dictionary definitions for COD (6 of 6)

COD

abbreviation for
  1. cash on delivery

  2. (in the US) collect on delivery

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Cultural definitions for COD

COD

An abbreviation for “cash on delivery” or “collect on delivery.”

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