sillock

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English

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Etymology

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From sill (newly hatched young of fish, fry) +‎ -ock, ultimately from Old Norse síl, síld (herring), whence also dialectal Swedish sil (the young of fish, fry) and Norwegian sil (sand-eel). More at sile.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sillock (plural sillocks)

  1. (Scotland) A pollock or a coalfish, sometimes especially a young coalfish.

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