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# cod

noun (a cod, cod; plural usually cod); adjective (cod — UK informal, fake)

«cod» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A cod is a large sea fish with white flesh, eaten a lot as food, especially in fish and chips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cod/#m1)
2. (UK, informal) «Cod» before a word means fake or pretend, not real: a cod accent, cod science. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cod/#m2)
3. COD (cash on delivery) means paying when goods are delivered, in some countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cod/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday British, Irish, Canadian and Australian life cod is the classic fish in fish and chips. In geography and science lessons, overfishing of cod is a famous example: the Atlantic cod near Newfoundland in Canada collapsed after too much fishing, showing why sustainable fishing matters. Cod liver oil is a vitamin supplement. Phrases: cod and chips, cod liver oil, Atlantic cod, the Cod Wars (UK and Iceland fishing quarrels).

### Examples

- Can I have cod and chips, please? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cod/#x1)
- Cod is a fish with flaky white flesh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cod/#x2)
- Too much fishing made the cod disappear near Newfoundland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cod/#x3)
- Grandma made us take cod liver oil in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cod/#x4)
- The fishermen caught three huge cod. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cod/#x5)
- (UK, informal) He put on a cod French accent to make us laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cod/#x6)
- Britain and Iceland once argued about cod fishing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cod/#x7)
- Choose cod with a label saying it was caught sustainably. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cod/#x8)
- All good things go in threes, so Matte and his wife fished for salmon in spring, for herring in summer, and for cod in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cod/#x9)

### Note

The plural is usually the same: one cod, ten cod (like «sheep»); «cods» is used for different kinds. Do not confuse with «COD» (cash on delivery) or the video game short name. «Cod» as «fake» is informal British use.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday British, Irish, Canadian and Australian life cod is the classic fish in fish and chips. In geography and science lessons, overfishing of cod is a famous example: the Atlantic cod near Newfoundland in Canada collapsed after too much fishing, showing why sustainable fishing matters. Cod liver oil is a vitamin supplement. Phrases: cod and chips, cod liver oil, Atlantic cod, the Cod Wars (UK and Iceland fishing quarrels).

### Examples

- Barges''\*) quotes, from the Paris Cod. 7()'2 the following passage, which occurs also in the Brit. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cod/#x1)

### Note

The plural is usually the same: one cod, ten cod (like «sheep»); «cods» is used for different kinds. Do not confuse with «COD» (cash on delivery) or the video game short name. «Cod» as «fake» is informal British use.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cod» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cod/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cod» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cod.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «cod» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cod/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cod» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/cod.html) on Mova free.