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Meaning of POLLOCK

Pronunciation:  'pâluk, 'pâluk

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  important food and game fish of northern seas especially North Atlantic; related to cod
  2. [n]  lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish
  3. [n]  United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)
 

POLLOCK is a 7 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: Jackson Pollock, Pollachius pollachius, pollack, pollack
 
 See Also: gadoid, gadoid fish, genus Pollachius, painter, Pollachius, Pollachius pollachius, pollock, pollock, saltwater fish

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pol"lock\, n. [See {Pollack}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A marine gadoid fish ({Pollachius carbonarius}), native both
of the European and American coasts. It is allied to the cod,
and like it is salted and dried. In England it is called
{coalfish}, {lob}, {podley}, {podling}, {pollack}, etc.

 

 

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