Meaning of POLLOCK
| Pronunciation: | | 'pâluk, 'pâluk
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- [n] important food and game fish of northern seas especially North Atlantic; related to cod
- [n] lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish
- [n] United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)
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| | Synonyms: | | Jackson Pollock, Pollachius pollachius, pollack, pollack |
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| | See Also: | | gadoid, gadoid fish, genus Pollachius, painter, Pollachius, Pollachius pollachius, pollock, pollock, saltwater fish | |
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| | 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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