pollock.
Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family.
Meaning & usage
Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family. Pollachius pollachius.
Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family. Pollachius virens.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English [Term?], perhaps from Scots podlok.
To fish for pollock.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English [Term?], perhaps from Scots podlok.
To splatter, as with paint.
Where this word comes from
From Jackson Pollock, an American artist who painted in splatters.
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