Stockfish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈstɒkfɪʃ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stockfish is a noun meaning Cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.
Meaning
Cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.
More Meanings
- (South Africa) The shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis)
Example Sentences
So the Prior of Saint Botolph’s hobbled back again into the refectory, to preside over the stockfish and ale, which was just serving out for the friars’ breakfast.
We saw the codfish here in all the stages of preparation for the table and the market; the stockfish, dried in the open air, without salt; crapefish, salted and pressed
Word Forms
- stockfishes
- stock-fish
- stokvis
- stockphyshe
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include saltfish, dunfish, crapefish, sea-stick, klipfish, codfish.
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