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tomcod


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tomcod  \Tom"cod`\,  n.  [Tom  (see  {Tomboy})  +  cod:  cf  F.  tacaud 
  whiting  pout,  American  Indian  tacaud,  literally,  plenty 
  fish.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  A  small  edible  American  fish  ({Microgadus  tomcod})  of  the 
  Codfish  family,  very  abundant  in  autumn  on  the  Atlantic 
  coast  of  the  Northen  United  States;  --  called  also 
  {frostfish}.  See  Illust.  under  {Frostfish}. 
  b  The  kingfish.  See  {Kingfish} 
  a  . 
  c  The  jack.  See  2d  {Jack},  8. 
  c  . 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Cod  \Cod\,  n.  [Cf.  G.  gadde,  and  (in  Heligoland)  gadden,  L. 
  gadus  merlangus.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  An  important  edible  fish  ({Gadus  morrhua}),  taken  in  immense 
  numbers  on  the  northern  coasts  of  Europe  and  America.  It  is 
  especially  abundant  and  large  on  the  Grand  Bank  of 
  Newfoundland.  It  is  salted  and  dried  in  large  quantities. 
 
  Note:  There  are  several  varieties;  as  {shore  cod},  from 
  shallow  water;  {bank  cod},  from  the  distant  banks;  and 
  {rock  cod},  which  is  found  among  ledges,  and  is  often 
  dark  brown  or  mottled  with  red.  The  {tomcod}  is  a 
  distinct  species  of  small  size.  The  {bastard},  {blue}, 
  {buffalo},  or  {cultus  cod}  of  the  Pacific  coast  belongs 
  to  a  distinct  family.  See  {Buffalo  cod},  under 
  {Buffalo}. 
 
  {Cod  fishery},  the  business  of  fishing  for  cod. 
 
  {Cod  line},  an  eighteen-thread  line  used  in  catching  codfish. 
  --McElrath.