schrod

[ skrod ]
/ skrɒd /

noun

scrod.

Words nearby schrod

schreibersite, schreiner, schreiner finish, schreinerize, schrieffer, schrod, schryari, schröder, schröder-bernstein theorem, schrödinger, schrödinger equation

Definition for schrod (2 of 2)

scrod

or schrod

[ skrod ]
/ skrɒd /

noun

a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.

Origin of scrod

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; origin uncertain

British Dictionary definitions for schrod

scrod
/ (skrɒd) /

noun

US a young cod or haddock, esp one split and prepared for cooking

Word Origin for scrod

C19: perhaps from obsolete Dutch schrood, from Middle Dutch schrode shred (n); the name perhaps refers to the method of preparing the fish for cooking