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scrod: see cod cod, member of the large family Gadidae, comprising commercially important food fishes. The cods include the hake and the haddock, all found in the N Atlantic and Pacific. ..... Click the link for more information. . scrodYoung fish (as a cod or haddock), especially one split and boned for cooking. The origin of the term is not known for certain, but it is thought to come from an Old Dutch word meaning “to shred.” It seems to have first been used around 1841. scrod [skräd] (vertebrate zoology) A young fish, especially cod. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There's linguine, fried shrimp, fried flounder, fried diver sea scallops, New England Channel scrod, veal chop Oscar, white clam chowder brick oven pizza, and even "angry" lobster (which deserves a footnote here). Sarita's profane humor did not extend to making the cloth into aprons; the wrong kind of person would buy them, the guffawing hopped-up tourist who would just as soon buy a shirt that said I GOT SCROD AT WAYNE'S WHARF. Talk about a book with the shelf life of fresh-caught scrod. |
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