noun
stockfish
Stockfish (noun) means Cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.
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Cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without 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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"stockfish" (noun) means cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.