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stockfish

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Noun — Cod, or a similar fish, that has been split open and dried in the open air without using salt.

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English stokfissh, stokfysch, from Middle Dutch stocvisch and/or Middle Low German stokvisch (“stick fish”), because the fish are dried on sticks or poles. Equivalent to stock + fish.

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