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cod
Noun
  • A small bag or pouch. obsolete
  • A husk or integument; a pod. Britain, obsolete
  • The scrotum (also in plural). now rare
  • A pillow or cushion. obsolete or Britain dialectal, Scotland
Noun
  • The Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua.
  • The sea fish of the genus Gadus generally, as inclusive of the Pacific and Greenland cod.
  • The sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock and whiting.
  • Other unrelated fish which are similarly important to regional fisheries, as the hapuku and cultus cod. informal, usually with qualifiers
  • Other unrelated fish which resemble the Atlantic cod, as the rock cod and blue cod. informal, usually with qualifiers
Noun
  • A joke or an imitation.
  • A stupid or foolish person.
Adjective
  • Having the character of imitation; jocular. (now usually attributive, forming mostly compound adjectives).
Verb
  • To attempt to deceive or confuse. slang, transitive, dialectal
COD
Initialism
  • cash on delivery
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