DCHP-1 Online
broken fish Nfld 
n. the lowest grade of cured codfish.
See also: salt-burnt dun ((n.))
- 1832 . . . the broken fish, dun fish, or whatever will not keep in warm countries . . . is in general equally good for domestic consumptions. . . .
- 1883 When thoroughly dried [cod] have a whitish appearance and are then ready for storing. . . . they are weighted and "culled" or sorted into four different kinds called Merchantable (the best), Madeira, West Indian (intended for . . . the negroes) and Dun, or broken fish, which will not keep, and is intended for home use.
- 1832 . . . the broken fish, dun fish, or whatever will not keep in warm countries . . . is in general equally good for domestic consumptions. . . .