: cod
also : its flesh used as food

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Shaq’s menu includes burgers, fries, catfish, codfish and Nashville hot chicken. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2024 The bestsellers are their coconut fish burgers and codfish fritters. Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of codfish was in the 14th century

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“Codfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/codfish. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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