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cod2 n For combs in sense 3: O Sup2 ~ line
(1634-).
1 1990 Evening Telegram 17 Jan, p. 3 He
said cod normally feed on caplin and if caplin supplies dwindle it will have an effect on
cod stock already in a depletion stage.
2 Prov no cod,
no cash ([1916] 1924 ENGLAND 255).
3 Combs cod
block: fresh filleted cod, packaged frozen, ~ cheek: fleshy part of cod's
head; CHEEK, ~ farmer: aquaculturalist or one who operates a facility where cod
are raised to maturity, ~ fish farm: net enclosure, in sheltered inshore waters,
where cod are raised for market, ~ glut: catch of cod in excess of the capacity to
handle or process; GLUT, ~ jigger, ~ line, ~ net, ~ oil, ~
run: movement of cod to inshore waters; RUN n, ~ tongue, ~-whanger: see
WHANGER, ~ worm: parasitic aquatic annelid transferred to cod-fish by seals; SEAL
WORM.
1988 Evening Telegram 24 March, p. A 8 There were 24
1/2 million pounds of cod blocks lying around [in unsold inventories]. 1988 ibid 10 Sep,
p. 13 There are strong markets for cod tongues and cod cheeks as well as other products.
1987 Evening Telegram 9 Oct, p. 2 Because cod cannot be trapped alive in any
quantity outside the province...the process also gives Newfoundland cod farmers a unique
advantage over competitors elsewhere. 1988 ibid 11 June, p. 3 The operators of the
province's first codfish farm in Bay Bulls have received [money] to build four more farms
in Newfoundland. 1989 ibid 17 June, p. 1 The [vessel] was brought in to alleviate what
is known as the cod glut--a three or four-week period when inshore fishermen are unable
to sell their cod because inshore processors concentrate on the lucrative caplin fishery.
1987 POWELL 19 The cod trap season was over and now the fishing boats were using trawls
and cod jiggers. 1900 Tribune Chr Annual 11 "A Briny Bumper to the Sea": Who has
heard the cod-line singing o'er the bow? 1987 JOHNSTON 85 My father and his father would
work, pulling traps, hauling mile-long cod-lines hand over hand. 1988 GOSSE 20-1 Most
fishermen also used nets with meshes of five to six inches. These were leaded at
intervals along the foot ropes, while cork floats...supported and kept the net fully
extended when anchored to the bottom of the fishing grounds. The type of cod net used so
extensively today looks very similar. 1987 MCDONALD 32 On several occasions, the Trading
Company forced increases in the price of seal fat, cod oil and herring. 1960 Assoc
Amer Geog l, 273 North of Groswater Bay the cod-run began from July 15 to 30 and
continued to August 15 or 30. 1989 Sunday Express 19 Mar, p. 7 Our winter's
pocket money [was] earned door to door: first rank, those who sold cod tongues by the
bucket--the quick and skillful. 1989 Evening Telegram 26 June, p. 1 The co-called
seal worms, also known as cod worms, have a life cycle that is thought to include the
stomachs of harbour seals and the flesh of some fish.
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