Definition: cod

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

C.O.D.
     adv : collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package
           C.O.D." [syn: C.O.D., COD, cash on delivery]
cod
     adj : payment due by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call";
           "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn: collect]
     n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds
          themselves) [syn: pod, seedcase]
     2: lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish;
        usually baked or poached [syn: codfish]
     3: major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters [syn: codfish]
     adv : collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package
           C.O.D." [syn: C.O.D., COD, cash on delivery]
     v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
          everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe, slang,
           befool, fool, put on, take in, put one over,
          put one across]
     2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
        teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
        failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
        jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, tantalize,
         tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Cod \Cod\ (k[o^]d), n. [AS. codd small bag; akin to Icel. koddi
   pillow, Sw. kudde cushion; cf. W. cod, cwd, bag, shell.]
   1. A husk; a pod; as, a peascod. [Eng.] --Mortimer.

   2. A small bag or pouch. [Obs.] --Halliwell.

   3. The scrotum. --Dunglison.

   4. A pillow or cushion. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
Cod \Cod\, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.
   gadus merlangus.] (Zo["o]l.)
   An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense
   numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is
   especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of
   Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.

   Note: There are several varieties; as shore cod, from
         shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and
         rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often
         dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod is a
         distinct species of small size. The bastard, blue,
         buffalo, or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs
         to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod, under
         Buffalo.

   Cod fishery, the business of fishing for cod.

   Cod line, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.
      --McElrath.

Source: V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms December 2001 

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