cod

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

cod, n. [AS. codd small bag; akin to Icel. koddi pillow, Sw. kudde cushion; cf. W. cod, cwd, bag, shell.].

•  A husk; a pod; as, a peascod.  Mortimer.  [1913 Webster]
•  A small bag or pouch.  Halliwell.  [1913 Webster]
•  The scrotum.  Dunglison.  [1913 Webster]
•  A pillow or cushion.  Halliwell.  [1913 Webster]

cod, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L. gadus merlangus.].

 An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.  [1913 Webster]
" There are several varieties; as shore cod, from shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod is a distinct species of small size. The bastard, blue, buffalo, or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod, under Buffalo."  [1913 Webster]

Cod fishery, the business of fishing for cod. -- Cod line, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish. McElrath.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

cod, abbr.
1 a cash on delivery. b US collect on delivery.
2 Concise Oxford Dictionary.

cod, n. (pl. same) any large marine fish of the family Gadidae, used as food, esp. Gadus morhua.

Idiom

cod-liver oil an oil pressed from the fresh liver of cod, which is rich in vitamins D and A.

cod, n. & v. Brit. sl.
--n.
1 a parody.
2 a hoax.
3 (attrib.) = MOCK adj.
--v. (codded, codding)
1 a intr. perform a hoax. b tr. play a trick on; fool.
2 tr. parody.

cod, n. sl. nonsense.

Etymology

abbr. of CODSWALLOP

ROGET THESAURUS

cod

Covering

N covering, cover, baldachin, baldachino, baldaquin, canopy, tilt, awning, tent, marquee, tente d'abri, umbrella, parasol, sunshade, veil (shade), shield, roof, ceiling, thatch, tile, pantile, pentile, tiling, slates, slating, leads, barrack, plafond, planchment, tiling, shed, top, lid, covercle, door, operculum, bulkhead, bandage, plaster, lint, wrapping, dossil, finger stall, coverlet, counterpane, sheet, quilt, tarpaulin, blanket, rug, drugget, housing, antimacassar, eiderdown, numdah, pillowcase, pillowslip, linoleum, saddle cloth, blanket cloth, tidy, tilpah, apishamore, integument, tegument, skin, pellicle, fleece, fell, fur, leather, shagreen, hide, pelt, peltry, cordwain, derm, robe, buffalo robe, cuticle, scarfskin, epidermis, clothing, mask, peel, crust, bark, rind, cortex, husk, shell, coat, eggshell, glume, capsule, sheath, sheathing, pod, cod, casing, case, theca, elytron, elytrum, involucrum, wrapping, wrapper, envelope, vesicle, corn husk, corn shuck, dermatology, conchology, testaceology, inunction, incrustation, superimposition, superposition, obduction, scale, veneer, facing, overlay, plate, silver plate, gold plate, copper plate, engobe, ormolu, Sheffield plate, pavement, coating, paint, varnish, plating, barrel plating, anointing, enamel, epitaxial deposition, vapor deposition, ground, whitewash, plaster, spackel, stucco, compo, cerement, ointment, covering, superimposed, overlaid, plated, cutaneous, dermal, cortical, cuticular, tegumentary, skinny, scaly, squamous, covered, imbricated, loricated, armor plated, ironclad, under cover, cowled, cucullate, dermatoid, encuirassed, hooded, squamiferous, tectiform, vaginate.