scrod

(skräd)

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noun

a young fish, as a cod or haddock, esp. one split and prepared for cooking

Origin: prob. < MDu schrode, piece cut off, strip < IE *(s)kreut- > shred

See scrod in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also schrod

noun pl. scrod also schrod
New England

A young cod or haddock, especially one split and boned for cooking as the catch of the day.

Origin:

Origin: Possibly from obsolete Dutch schrood, slice, shred

Origin: , from Middle Dutch scrōde

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