fishoil (fishoil)

Oil obtained from the bodies of fishes and marine animals, as from whales, porpoises, seals, pilchards, sharks' and cods' livers, etc.; specifically, cod-liver oil. Fish-oil for medicinal purposes is obtained principally from the cod, but also from the pollack, turbot, ling, dorse, etc. fish-owl (fish'oul), n. An eared fishing-owl with rough feet; a member of the genus Ketupa. fish-packing (fish'pak ing), n. The act or proce of packing or canning fish for the market. The fish are taken fresh to the packing-house, where they are cleaned, cut, weighed, and put in hermetically sealed cans. The cans are placed in large steam-chests, where they are left until the fish are thoroughly cooked. The cans are then tested to see if they are air-tight, and are labeled.