English Explanatory Dictionary

codlock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Pholis gunnellus: The rock gunnel, a ray-finned fish found in coastal waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

Word forms

codlock codlocks codlick

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Possibly suffixed with Scots -lock, which forms diminutives. First attested in 1794.

Synonyms

clavin clever clubbock codling crow-fish cussell gunnelus rock gunnel spotted blenny
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