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stockfish¹
- /ˈstɒkfɪʃ/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒkfɪʃ
Where it comes from
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.
noun stockfishes · stockfish · stock-fish · stokvis · stockphyshe
- Cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt. So the Prior of Saint Botolph’s hobbled back again into the refectory, to preside over the stockfish and ale, which was just serving out for the friars’ breakfast.
stockfish²
- /ˈstɒkfɪʃ/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒkfɪʃ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Afrikaans stokvis, from Dutch stokvis.
noun stockfishes · stockfish · stock-fish · stokvis · stockphyshe
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The shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis)
Similar: South African hake
Translations
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noun cured fish
| Español | pescado seco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 건어물 geoneomul |
| 日本語 | 干物 himono, 乾物 himono, 干し魚, 干魚 hiuo |
| Français | stockfisch, stockfish, stokfiche, stoquefiche |
| Deutsch | Stockfisch |
| Italiano | stoccafisso |
| Română | batog, ștocfiș |
| Русский | вя́леная ры́ба vjálenaja rýba, тара́нка taránka, тара́нька taránʹka |
| Tiếng Việt | khô cá |
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