cod
1
[ kod ]
/ kɒd /
noun, plural (especially collectively) cod, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) cods.
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
a closely related fish, Gadus macrocephalus, of the North Pacific.
any of several unrelated fishes, as rockfishes of the genus Sebastes.
Origin of cod
1
1325–75; Middle English origin uncertain
Words nearby cod
cocoyam,
cocozelle,
cocteau,
cocurricular,
cocuswood,
cod,
cod end,
cod war,
cod-act,
cod-liver oil,
cod.
Definition for cod (2 of 5)
Origin of cod
2
before 1000; Middle English; Old English
codd; akin to Old Norse
koddi pillow
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C.O.D.
or c.o.d.
Commerce.
cash, or collect, on delivery (payment to be made when delivered to the purchaser).
Origin of C.O.D.
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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British Dictionary definitions for cod (1 of 6)
cod
1
/ (kɒd) /
noun plural cod or 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
any other fish of the family Gadidae
See gadid
Australian
any of various unrelated Australian fish, such as the Murray cod
Word Origin for cod
C13: probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
cutte
British Dictionary definitions for cod (2 of 6)
cod
2
/ (kɒd) /
noun
Word Origin for cod
Old English
codd husk, bag; related to Old Norse
koddi, Danish
kodde
British Dictionary definitions for cod (3 of 6)
cod
3
/ (kɒd) /
verb cods, codding or codded (tr)
British and Irish slang
to make fun of; tease
British and Irish slang
to play a trick on; fool
noun
British and Irish slang
a hoax or trick
Irish slang
a fraud; hoaxer
he's an old cod
adjective (prenominal)
British slang
mock; sham
cod Latin
Word Origin for cod
C19: perhaps from earlier
cod a fool, perhaps shortened from
codger
British Dictionary definitions for cod (4 of 6)
cod
4
/ (kɒd) /
noun
Northern English dialect
a fellow; chap
he's a nice old cod
Word Origin for cod
of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for cod (5 of 6)
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COD
abbreviation for
cash on delivery
(in the US) collect on delivery