cod (1), codde (1), codfish

& a. [Etymol. doubtful. Ger. gadde; Lat. gad us.] A. As subst.: A well-known fish, Morrhua vulgar is, found on the banks of Newfoundland, and elsewhere. For the ichthyological characters see MORRHUA. They are exceedingly prolific, a single female having millions of ova. The Newfoundland fishery is of great importance, an immense number being taken every year. "Hake stokfyshe, haddock, cod and whytynge."-Babees Book, p. 174. IMG:content-0071.png:[blocks in formation] "Codde of mannys pryuyte. Piga , mentula ."-Prompt. Parv . *3. A small bag of any kind. *4. A pillow. "A cod: cervical, pulvinar ." -Cathol . Anglicum. "Jenny, pit the cod aneath my head-but it's a' need. le !"-Scott: Heart of Mid loth i an , ch. viii. II. Mach.: The bearing of an axle. *cod-ware, s. 1. Grain contained in cods or pods, as pease, beans, . IMG:content-0072.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0073.png:[blocks in formation] adipose ti ue of the animal is concentrated in the form of oil contained in the liver."- Pereira : Materia Medica. cod-bait, s. A large sea-worm, or lug, dug from wet sands. cod-bank, s. A fishing-ground for cod. cod-fish, s. The same as COD (1), s. " and enormous quantities of cod, haddock, whit ing, coalfish, pollack, hake, ling, torsk, and all the var i. ous flatfish, usually called by the general name of white. fish, are taken. Of codfish alone the number taken in one day is very considerable. The largest codfish I have a record of weighed sixty pounds, was caught in the Bristol Brit. Fishes. Channel, and produced five shillings."-Yarrell: