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cod
1[ kod ]
noun
- any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of North Atlantic waters.
- a closely related fish, Gadus macrocephalus, of the North Pacific Ocean.
- any of several unrelated fishes, as rockfishes of the genus Sebastes.
cod
2[ kod ]
noun
- Slang: Vulgar. testicle.
COD.
3abbreviation for
- codex.
C.O.D.
4abbreviation for
- cash, or collect, on delivery (payment to be made when delivered to the purchaser).
cod
1/ kɒd /
verb
- slang.to make fun of; tease
- slang.to play a trick on; fool
noun
- slang.a hoax or trick
- slang.a fraud; hoaxer
he's an old cod
adjective
- slang.mock; sham
cod Latin
cod
2/ kɒd /
noun
- 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
- See gadidany other fish of the family Gadidae See gadid
- any of various unrelated Australian fish, such as the Murray cod
cod
3/ kɒd /
noun
- dialect.a fellow; chap
he's a nice old cod
COD
4abbreviation for
- cash on delivery
- (in the US) collect on delivery
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Example Sentences
The difference was clear to Sonia Little, who came from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to attend both climate marches.
There is some debate about whether line should be drawn just to the west of Vienna or just to the east of Cape Cod.
RS: They sit in a faculty room, or in a cottage on Cape Cod.
Baxter is a full-grown long-haired chihuahua who likes howling along to Vampire Weekend's 2008 hit song "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa."
The Kennedy Library released never-before-seen footage of JFK vacationing in Cape Cod with his family.
A very small amount may be present after ingestion of large quantities of cod-liver oil or other fats.
This intimacy arose partly from association while fishing for Cod, which abound in these waters, and partly from trading in furs.
He was experienced in the North Atlantic trade, in seal, whale and cod fishing and other Newfoundland industries.
Henry Burns, hauling with all his might, hand over hand, presently brought to the surface an enormous cod.
They hitched the tackle at the end of the pier on to the baskets of fish, and the cod were hoisted up to the scales.
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