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# codfish

noun (plural codfish)

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

## Everyday

1. A codfish is a large sea fish that people eat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/codfish/#m1)
2. (old use) «Codfish» is an insult for a foolish, dull person, as in «only a codfish». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/codfish/#m2)

### In the lessons

in some tales a proud captain is insulted by being called a codfish, which shames him.

### Examples

- We ate fried codfish for supper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/codfish/#x1)
- The captain was furious to be called a codfish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/codfish/#x2)
- Fishermen brought in a boat full of codfish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/codfish/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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