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| banker2 |
on the Newfoundland banks, a ship or person engaged in fishing for cod. |
| burbot |
a freshwater fish related to the cod. |
| codfish |
a cod. |
| codling2 |
a young cod. |
| cod-liver oil |
a pale yellow oil obtained from the liver of cod and related fish, often taken as a source of vitamins A and D. |
| haddock |
a North Atlantic food fish, related to but smaller than cod. |
| hake |
any of several ocean food fish, related to and resembling cod. |
| ling1 |
any of various edible marine fishes that resemble the cod. |
| mayflower |
(cap.) the ship that in 1620 transported Pilgrims from Plymouth, England to the continent of North America at a point that is now Cape Cod in Massachusetts. [1/2 definitions] |
| Provincetown |
a U.S. town at the tip of Cape Cod in southeastern Massachusetts where English settlers called the Pilgrims first landed in 1620 before sailing to and settling at Plymouth. |
| scrod |
young haddock or Atlantic cod, used for food. |
| stockfish |
fish, such as cod or haddock, cured by being split and hung in the air to dry without salt. |
| whiting1 |
any of several food fishes found off the coast of Europe that are related to cod. [1/2 definitions] |
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