STOCKFISH


Meaning of STOCKFISH in English

■ noun ( plural same or ~es )

1》 a commercially valuable hake of coastal waters of southern Africa. [ Merluccius capensis .]

2》 cod or a similar fish split and dried in the open air without salt.

Origin

ME: from Mid. Low Ger., MDu. stokvisch , of unknown origin.

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