pollock
See also: Pollock
English
Pronunciation
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Audio (Southern England): (file)
Etymology 1
From Middle English [Term?], perhaps from Scots podlok.
Alternative forms
Noun
pollock (plural pollocks or pollock)
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Derived terms
Synonyms
- (P. pollachius): Atlantic pollock, European pollock, lythe
- (P. virens): Boston blues, coalfish, coley, silver bills, saithe
Verb
pollock (third-person singular simple present pollocks, present participle pollocking, simple past and past participle pollocked)
- To fish for pollock.
Further reading
- pollock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pollachius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Pollachius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
References
- “pollock”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Etymology 2
From Jackson Pollock, an American artist who painted in splatters.
Verb
pollock (third-person singular simple present pollocks, present participle pollocking, simple past and past participle pollocked)
- To splatter, as with paint.
Synonyms
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