cod

Everyday

1. A cod is a large sea fish with white flesh, eaten a lot as food, especially in fish and chips. tree →
2. (UK, informal) «Cod» before a word means fake or pretend, not real: a cod accent, cod science. tree →
3. COD (cash on delivery) means paying when goods are delivered, in some countries. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday British, Irish, Canadian and Australian life cod is the classic fish in fish and chips. In geography and science lessons, overfishing of cod is a famous example: the Atlantic cod near Newfoundland in Canada collapsed after too much fishing, showing why sustainable fishing matters. Cod liver oil is a vitamin supplement. Phrases: cod and chips, cod liver oil, Atlantic cod, the Cod Wars (UK and Iceland fishing quarrels).

Examples

• Can I have cod and chips, please? tree →
• Cod is a fish with flaky white flesh. tree →
• Too much fishing made the cod disappear near Newfoundland. tree →
• Grandma made us take cod liver oil in winter. tree →
• The fishermen caught three huge cod. tree →
• (UK, informal) He put on a cod French accent to make us laugh. tree →
• Britain and Iceland once argued about cod fishing. tree →
• Choose cod with a label saying it was caught sustainably. tree →
• All good things go in threes, so Matte and his wife fished for salmon in spring, for herring in summer, and for cod in winter. tree →

Note

The plural is usually the same: one cod, ten cod (like «sheep»); «cods» is used for different kinds. Do not confuse with «COD» (cash on delivery) or the video game short name. «Cod» as «fake» is informal British use.

In Jewish tradition

In everyday British, Irish, Canadian and Australian life cod is the classic fish in fish and chips. In geography and science lessons, overfishing of cod is a famous example: the Atlantic cod near Newfoundland in Canada collapsed after too much fishing, showing why sustainable fishing matters. Cod liver oil is a vitamin supplement. Phrases: cod and chips, cod liver oil, Atlantic cod, the Cod Wars (UK and Iceland fishing quarrels).

Examples

• Barges''*) quotes, from the Paris Cod. 7()'2 the following passage, which occurs also in the Brit. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

The plural is usually the same: one cod, ten cod (like «sheep»); «cods» is used for different kinds. Do not confuse with «COD» (cash on delivery) or the video game short name. «Cod» as «fake» is informal British use.