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STOCKFISHES
STOCKFISH
stockfish
(noun) fish cured by being split and air-dried without salt
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
stockfishes
plural of stockfish
Source: Wiktionary
STOCKFISH
Stock"fish`, n. Etym: [Cf. D. stokvisch.]
1. Salted and dried fish, especially codfish, hake, ling, and torsk; also, codfish dried without being salted.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Young fresh cod.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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