Coctile

[Lat. coctilo, from coquo, to cook.] Made by baking, or by exposing to heat, as a brick. Coction, ( kok's hun ,) n. [Lat. coctio , from coquo , to cook.] Act of boiling, or exposing to the action of heated liquor. (Med.) A word sometimes used to expre the function of digestion, so far as the proce of chymification, or the formation of chyme, is concerned. Cocy'tus. ( Myth .) One of the rivers of Hades; -according to Homer, a branch of the Styx. C. O. D. ( Com .) An abbrev. for collect or cash on delivery. Cod, Cod'fish, n. [L. Lat. cad us ; Gr. gados .] ( Zool .) The common name of the genus Morrhua , the true cod. The American cod, M. American a , is from 24 to 36 inches long, olive-green above, dusky-white beneath, and the back and sides marked with yellowish spots. There are several varieties, differing in the color markings. This IMG:content-0249.png:[blocks in formation] important national resources, - one which, owing to the wonderful provision of nature with regard to the fecundity of this fish, is not likely to diminish for a considerable period. For more than four centuries has the cod-fishery been carried on, without any interruption; yet the supply at the present day is something stupendous. A single fisherman has been known to capture 500 of this fish in a day of ten hours. Now, as the cod frequently attains a weight of 50 lbs., this haul of the fisherman, even setting it down at a moderate rate, must have amounted to something like 20,000 lbs. of fish; and multiply this by several you sand, and we get the amount of cod which is daily obtained during the season. The great supply of cod is from the ports of Newfoundland, Canada, Nova Scotia, and from most of the towns of the Ma achusetts coast between Cape Ann and Cape Cod; and in the Pacific, chiefly from the coasts of Washington territory. There are more than 2,000 ve els, with a tonnage of over 100,000 tons, and employing upwards of 10,000 men and boys, engaged in the bank or cod-fishery of the U. States. The product of these is annually about 600,000 cwt. of fish, valued at about $2,000,000; the oil from the livers is valued at $1,000,000. All the cod is caught by hooks and lines; the bait used commonly consists of limpets, whelks, and pieces of various fishes. Our wonder at the extraordinary supply of this fish is considerably diminished when we examine the roe of the cod. By those who have taken the trouble to satisfy themselves, it has been calculated, that, when one devours a cod's roe, he also devours no le than about 180,000,000 lbs. of food, supposing it were allowed to arrive at maturity. One's brain reels at the bare idea of reckoning what might be the condition of cod-dom if these fishes were left alone for a few years. The cod is a very voracious fish. It is not particular in its diet, but devours indiscriminately all the small fish it can catch. For the deep-sea fishing very long lines are used; these are fixed to the bottom by means of a small anchor, the other end being supported by a buoy, and the hooks are placed at the extremities of short lines, usually about six feet in length. attached at intervals to the main line. The long lines are usually left for about six hours, or for a whole tide, when they are taken up and examined. Since (1880) however, there has been introduced in this country the Norwegian gill net, with which no bait is needed. With it as already improved by American fishermen, much more and larger fish are caught than with bait. See COD-LIVER OIL. Cod, n . [A. S. codd ; W. cod, cwd; Icel. kodde ; Swed. and Goth. kudde , a little sack: Scot, cod , a pillow. Etymol. uncertain.) Any husk, envelope, or case containing the seeds of a plant; a pod. "Where in full cods last year rich peas did grow." - May. ( Anat .) The scrotum. -In some districts of England, a pad, pillow, or cushion. Co/da, n. [It., tail.] ( Mus .) The pa age which serves to close or end a movement, after the regular form has been completed. In some cases it consists of merely one phrase, in others it is carried to a great extent. At the conclusion of a canon, it often serves to end the piece, which might otherwise be carried on to infinity. Coda'rium, n. [Gr. kodarion , a leathern pouch.) ( Bot . ) A gen. of plants, sub-order Oesalpinicæ. C. a cut i folium and obtusifolium , both natives of Sierra Leone, yield fruits known as the brown and the velvet tamarinds. The pulp of each kind is eaten, and has an agreeable taste. Cod'ded, a. Inclosed or enveloped in a cod. Cod'der, n. One who gathers peas-cods. Cod'dle, v . a . [From caudle ; Fr. chaud ; Lat. culidus , warm. To parboil, or make soft by heated water. -To fondle; to pamper or make delicate by over-nursing. Cod'dy-mad'dy, n. A gull in its first year's feathers. Code, n. [Fr. code ; Lat. codex , caudez .) A compilation of laws made by public authority. Several collections of the Roman law are designated by this name, the chief of which are: the Greg or i an and Hermogenian codes , made by two celebrated jurisconsults, Greg or i us and Hermogenes, and containing the constitutions of the emperors from Hadrian to Const an tine; the Theo dosian code, published in 428 by command of the emperor Theodosius II.; and the Just in i an code, prepared by command of the emperor Just in i an, and first published in 529, and a second time, after revision, in 534. There are several of the modern systematic collections of laws designated by the title of code, the chief of which are the code of Frederick the Great of Pru ia; that of Catharine of Ru ia (confined to criminal jurisprudence); that of Joseph II. of Austria; and the celebrated Code Napoléon in France. In the latter country, before 1789, there was no uniform system of legislation; in some parts the Roman law prevailed, in others ancient custom, both being supplemented by royal ordinances. These having been abrogated at the revolution, several attempts were