pollack, pollock, Pollachius pollachius
(noun) important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod
pollack, pollock
(noun) lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish
Pollack, Sydney Pollack
(noun) United States filmmaker (born in 1934)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pollack (plural Pollacks)
Alternative spelling of Polack
pollack (plural pollacks or pollack)
Alternative spelling of pollock
pollack (third-person singular simple present pollacks, present participle pollacking, simple past and past participle pollacked)
Alternative spelling of pollock
Source: Wiktionary
Pol"lack, n. Etym: [Cf. G. & D. pollack, and Gael. pollag a little pool, a sort of fish.] (Zoöl.) (a) A marine gadoid food fish of Europe (Pollachius virens). Called also greenfish, greenling, lait, leet, lob, lythe, and whiting pollack. (b) The American pollock; the coalfish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
