pollock

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Alternative spellings 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Translations 1.1.3 Verb 1.1.3.1 See also 1.1.4 References 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Scottish Gaelic podlok.

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• pollack

[edit] Noun

pollock (plural pollocks or pollock)

1. Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, related to cod.

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[edit] Verb

to pollock (third-person singular simple present pollocks, present participle pollocking, simple past and past participle pollocked)

1. To fish for pollock.

[edit] See also

• Pollock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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• pollock in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

[edit] Etymology 2

From Jackson Pollock

[edit] Verb

to pollock (third-person singular simple present pollocks, present participle pollocking, simple past and past participle pollocked)

1. To splatter, as with paint.