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pollock¹

  • /ˈpɑlək/ US
  • /ˈpɒlək/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle English [Term?], perhaps from Scots podlok.

noun pollocks · pollock · pollack

  1. Pollachius pollachius.

    Similar: Atlantic pollock, European pollock, lythe

  2. Pollachius virens.

    Similar: Boston blues, coalfish, coley, silver bills, saithe

verb pollocks · pollocking · pollocked · pollack

  1. To fish for pollock.

pollock²

  • /ˈpɑlək/ US
  • /ˈpɒlək/ UK

Where it comes from

From Jackson Pollock, an American artist who painted in splatters.

verb pollocks · pollocking · pollocked

  1. To splatter, as with paint.

    Similar: Jackson Pollock

Pollock³

Where it comes from

Habitational name from Pollok. Related to Polk.

proper noun Pollocks

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Idaho County, Idaho.
  3. countable, uncountable A town in Grant Parish, Louisiana.
  4. countable, uncountable A village in Sullivan County, Missouri.
  5. countable, uncountable A town in Campbell County, South Dakota.

noun Pollocks

  1. A painting by Jackson Pollock.

Pollock⁴

Where it comes from

See Polack.

noun Pollocks

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of Polack "Maybe I'm a dumb Pollock. Is that too simple?" Krzyzewski's arguments were well-founded.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pollachius pollachius, bullock, coalfish, saithe, coley, lythe, cuddy, green cod, european pollock, atlantic pollock, alaska pollock, walleye pollock, tomcod, charbonnier, greenfish, sea salmon

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noun food fish related to cod

Españolcarbonero (P. virens), abadejo (P. pollachius)
Portuguêspaloco
Françaislieu
DeutschSeelachs (P. virens), Köhler (P. virens), Pollack (P. pollachius), Kohlfisch
Русскийса́йда sájda

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@misc{pollock_2026,
  title = {pollock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pollock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}