(n): outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
(n): lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
(n): flesh of fish from the sea used as food
(n): major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters
(n): a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
(v): fool or hoax
(v): cause someone to believe an untruth
(v): harass with persistent criticism or carping
(v): treat with contempt
"'Have you not heard of orchitis? Of the swelling of the cods that may follow mumps?'
"'Not I,' said Graham, his smile fading.
"'Nor had my messmates,' said Stephen, 'though the Dear knows it is one of the not unusual sequelae of cynanche parotidaea, and one of real consequence to men....'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission, 228