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Meanings of cod in English

Russian
треска
Portuguese
bacalhaus
Spanish
bacalao
Catalan
bacallà
Wikidata

Fish.

треска
Portuguese
vagem
Catalan
tavella

The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

vagem
Catalan
amoïnar
Spanish
befarse

Harass with persistent criticism or carping.

amoïnar
Spanish
embaucar

Fool or hoax.

embaucar
Usage of cod in English
1
Place cod in saucepan; cover with cold water, bring to a boil.
Ebony
2
EU stocks of cod are at historic lows after years of overfishing.
The Irish Times
3
Sylvia got first choice, and picked a couple of fine young cod.
American empire: blood and iron
4
The fishing is principally for cod in the fall, winter and spring.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
5
Ames suggests that cod should be managed the same way lobster is.
The new yorker
6
A small amount of cod may be taken here in the summer.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
7
Even the faintly ditzy cod-reggae single Off the Record somehow rings true.
The Guardian
8
I will come home safely to bring you peaches and salt cod.
The White Queen
9
It found their diet is mostly blue cod, which is causing concern.
Radio NZ
10
In other words, the Governor Generalship was being made a cod of.
The Irish Times
11
The cod fishers numbered several hundred vessels and the whalers about forty.
The Age of Invention: A Chronicle of Mechanical Conquest
12
We only had the cod war but nobody was hurt in that.
The Irish Times
13
Another instance of bad economy is the use of cod liver oil.
Papers on Health
14
That is the cod fishing; they don't go to the Faroe fishing.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
15
The cod are more partial to them than I ever shall be.
Sweetapple Cove
16
He saw cod and sailfish and sardines, barrels of mussels and clams.
A Dance with Dragons
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Cod through the time
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