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salt cod — noun codfish preserved in salt; must be desalted and flaked by soaking in water and pounding; used in e.g. codfish cakes • Hypernyms: ↑cod, ↑codfish … Useful english dictionary
salt cod — variously cured and split cod dried to various moisture contents … Dictionary of ichthyology
Cod fisheries — Atlantic cod Pacific cod Cod f … Wikipedia
salt — salt1 saltlike, adj. /sawlt/, n. 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc. 2. table salt mixed with a particular herb or… … Universalium
salt — [[t]sɔlt[/t]] n. 1) mir a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring chiefly as a mineral or a constituent of seawater, and used for seasoning food and as a preservative 2) chem. any of a class of chemical compounds formed by… … From formal English to slang
salt — /sɒlt / (say solt), /sɔlt / (say sawlt) noun 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of sea water, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc. 2. Chemistry a compound which upon… …
salt — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old High German salz salt, Lithuanian saldus sweet, Latin sal salt, Greek hals salt, sea Date: before 12th century 1. a. a crystalline compound NaCl that consists of sodium… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cod — [[t]kɒ̱d[/t]] cods (The form cod is also used in the plural) 1) N VAR Cod are a type of large edible fish. N UNCOUNT Cod is this fish eaten as food. A Catalan speciality is to serve salt cod cold. 2) ADJ: ADJ n You use cod to describe something… … English dictionary
Salt — Salt, a. [Compar. {Salter}; superl. {Saltest}.] [AS. sealt, salt. See {Salt}, n.] 1. Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted; as, salt beef; salt water. Salt tears.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Salt acid — Salt Salt, a. [Compar. {Salter}; superl. {Saltest}.] [AS. sealt, salt. See {Salt}, n.] 1. Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted; as, salt beef; salt water. Salt tears.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
