English
Pronunciation
IPA|/�st�kfɪ�/
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German / Middle Dutch stokvisch, "stick fish", since the fish were dried in the wind on wooden frames, as still happens today in Lofoten, Norway.
Noun
en-noun|es|pl2=stockfish
- A cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.
#:*1819: 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. � Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
Etymology 2
From Afrikaans, from Dutch stokvis.
Noun
en-noun|es|pl2=stockfish
- South Africa The South African hake.
Scientific names
Merluccius capensis
Category:Fish
Category:Unknown etymology
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