scrod

Noun

WORDNET DICTIONARY

scrod(n = noun.food) schrod - flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also young haddock and pollock; often broiled; Array

is a kind of fish

scrod(n = noun.animal) schrod - young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking; Array

is a kind of cod, codfish

scrod, n.

A young codfish, especially when cut open on the back and dressed. [1913 Webster]

scrod, n. US a young cod or haddock, esp. as food.

Etymology

19th c.: perh. rel. to SHRED