Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gadoid fish, Brosmius brosme, belonging to the subfamily Brosmiinæ of the cod family.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The cusk. See
cusk . - noun The codfish. Called also
tusk .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
edible fish , Brosme brosme, also calledcusk .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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They dined off ansjos -- marinated sprats, torsk -- cod, served with boiled potatoes and red cabbage, beautifully cooked with apples and spices, and flotte vaffels, served with cloud berries
Two Weeks To Remember Neels, Betty 1986
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We completed our supply of water, and obtained a small quantity of venison, with abundance of good fish (principally torsk and cod), and some milk.
Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 William Edward Parry 1822
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Waterfowl were in considerable abundance: but torsk and holibut were almost the only kinds of fish that were caught.
Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe William Bingley 1798
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The only fish we got were some torsk and halibut, which were chiefly brought by the natives to sell; and we caught a few sculpins about the ship, with some purplish star-fish, that had seventeen or eighteen rays.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 Robert Kerr 1784
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I recently spoke to Torskeklubben, the Norwegian Luncheon Club in Minneapolis, which has been meeting monthly, eating torsk and boiled potatoes, drinking aquavit and listening to a guest speak, since November 1933.
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I recently spoke to Torskeklubben, the Norwegian Luncheon Club in Minneapolis, which has been meeting monthly, eating torsk and boiled potatoes, drinking aquavit and listening to a guest speak, since November 1933.
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I recently spoke to Torskeklubben, the Norwegian Luncheon Club in Minneapolis, which has been meeting monthly, eating torsk and boiled potatoes, drinking aquavit and listening to a guest speak, since November 1933.
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I recently spoke to Torskeklubben, the Norwegian Luncheon Club in Minneapolis, which has been meeting monthly, eating torsk and boiled potatoes, drinking aquavit and listening to a guest speak, since November 1933.
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I recently spoke to Torskeklubben, the Norwegian Luncheon Club in Minneapolis, which has been meeting monthly, eating torsk and boiled potatoes, drinking aquavit and listening to a guest speak, since November 1933.
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I recently spoke to Torskeklubben, the Norwegian Luncheon Club in Minneapolis, which has been meeting monthly, eating torsk and boiled potatoes, drinking aquavit and listening to a guest speak, since November 1933.
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