SCROD

scrod, schrod

(noun) young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking

schrod, scrod

(noun) flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also young haddock and pollock; often broiled

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scrod (plural scrods)

(New England, sometimes, New York) Any cod, pollock, haddock, or other whitefish.

Verb

scrod

(transitive) To shred.

Verb

scrod

(nonstandard, New England, humorous) simple past tense and past participle of screw

Anagrams

• cords

Source: Wiktionary


Scrod, Scrode, n.

Definition: A young codfish, especially when cut open on the back and dressed. [Written also escrod.] [Local, U.S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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