stockfish
Syllables: stock·fish/ˈstɒkfɪʃ/
stockfish noun: cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.
Noun (1)
stockfish (countable and uncountable, plural stockfishes or stockfish)
- Cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.
- So the Prior of Saint Botolph’s hobbled back again into the refectory, to preside over the stockfish and ale, which was just serving out for the friars’ breakfast.1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
- We saw the codfish here in all the stages of preparation for the table and the market; the stockfish, dried in the open air, without salt; crapefish, salted and pressed1856, Elisha Kent Kane, Arctic Explorations
Noun (2)
stockfish (plural stockfishes or stockfish)
- The shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis)
- Synonyms:
- South African hake
stockfish meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Indonesian and Vietnamese
stockfish in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
stockfish in Tagalog
- cured fish
- daing
stockfish in Indonesian
- cured fish
- ikan kering
stockfish in Vietnamese
- cured fish
- khô cá
Synonyms of stockfish
- South African hake
Forms of stockfish
| plural | stockfishes |
|---|---|
| plural | stockfish |
| alternative form (obsolete) | stock-fish |
| alternative form (obsolete) | stokvis |
| alternative form (obsolete) | stockphyshe |
Origin of stockfish
Inherited from Middle English stokfissh, stokfysch, from Middle Dutch stocvisch and/or Middle Low German stokvisch (“stick fish”), because the fish are dried on sticks or poles. Equivalent to stock + fish.
Borrowed from Afrikaans stokvis, from Dutch stokvis.
Words formed from stockfish
Words that rhyme with stockfish
Questions about stockfish
- What does stockfish mean?
- Stockfish means cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.
- What is stockfish in Tamil?
- Stockfish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Stockfish meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is stockfish?
- Stockfish is a noun.
- How do you pronounce stockfish?
- Stockfish is pronounced /ˈstɒkfɪʃ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of stockfish?
- The plural of stockfish is stockfishes.
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