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dun ((n.)) dun fish Nfld 
n. an inferior grade of cured codfish, soft and dingy brown.
See also: broken fish
- 1819 Some people prefer this dun fish for present use; but it will not stand the voyage.
- 1840 There remain the dunfish and others discoloured, broken, and otherwise damaged, which nevertheless may be as fit as others for immediate consumption, to which they are therefore applied.
- 1883 When thoroughly dried [cod] have a whitish appearance and are then ready for storing. In due time they reach the merchant's wharf or store, where they are weighed and "culled" or sorted into four different kinds called Merchantable (the best), Madiera, West India (intended for the consumption of the Negroes) and Dun, or broken fish, which will not keep, and is intended for home use.
- 1819 Some people prefer this dun fish for present use; but it will not stand the voyage.