Cod fishery

The occupation or busine of fishing for cod; as, the Newfoundland cod fishery. Codger, n. [Po ibly a corruption of cottager. Etym. uncertain.) A singular, odd, or eccentric old man; as, a queer codger. -A covetous, mean, or penurious person; a hunks. Co'dical, a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, a code or codex.