cod 1
/kod/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) cod , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) cods .
1. any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, esp. Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
2. a closely related fish, Gadus macrocephalus, of the North Pacific.
3. any of several unrelated fishes, as rockfishes of the genus Sebastes.
[ 1325-75; ME orig. uncert. ]
cod 2
/kod/ , n.
Slang ( vulgar ). testicle.
[ bef. 1000; ME; OE codd; akin to ON koddi pillow ]