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Definition of 'cod'Etymology 1
From (etyl) codd, from (etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
(obsolete) A small bag or pouch.
- (Halliwell)
(UK|obsolete) A husk or integument; a pod.
* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Luke XV:
- And he wolde fayne have filled his bely with the coddes , that the swyne ate: and noo man gave hym.
- (Mortimer)
The scrotum (also in plural).
* 1646 , Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica , III.4:
- that which we call castoreum are not the same to be termed testicles or stones; for these cods or follicles are found in both sexes, though somewhat more protuberant in the male.
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(obsolete) A pillow or cushion.
- (Halliwell)
Derived terms
* codpiece
Etymology 2
Origin uncertain; perhaps ultimately the same as Etymology 1, above.
Noun
A marine fish of the family Gadidae.
A marine fish resembling a cod of the genus Gadus , such as the .
Derived terms
* bay cod
* codfish
* codling
( rel-mid)
* cod liver oil
* rock cod
* shore cod
( rel-bottom)
Etymology 3
Origin unknown.
Noun
( en-noun)
A joke or an imitation.
- I assume it all could just be a cod .
A stupid or foolish person.
- He's making a right cod of himself.
Adjective
( en-adj)
Having the character of imitation; jocular. (now usually attributive, forming mostly compound adjectives).
- “Illegitimi non carborundum” is a well-known example of cod Latin.
- Dalton categorises Muse's latest composition as “cod -classical bombast”.
Verb
(slang|transitive|dialectal) To attempt to deceive or confuse.
Derived terms
* codswallop
Similar to 'cod'cad, cud, coed, chad, caid, chid, chod, cued, cood, ciid, chud
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