tom-cod † DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1 n.
See 1784 quote.
2a n.
a small food fish, Microgadus tomcod, of the St. Lawrence River and adjacent waters.
See also: tommy-cod (def. 1)
2b n.
a related fish, Microgadus proximus, of the Pacific Coast.
3 n. — North
any of several small fish of the cod family, as Boreogadus saida or Eleginus navaga, found in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters, or the loche.