pollock

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Etymology 1

From Middle English , perhaps from Scots podlok.

Pollachius pollachius: Pollock
Pollachius virens: Pollock

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Noun

pollock (plural pollocks or pollock)

  1. Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family.
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Verb

pollock (third-person singular simple present pollocks, present participle pollocking, simple past and past participle pollocked)

  1. To fish for pollock.

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Etymology 2

From Jackson Pollock, an American artist who painted in splatters.

Verb

Tornadoes at sunset by Tom Sulcer (2007). Paint pollocked on board

pollock (third-person singular simple present pollocks, present participle pollocking, simple past and past participle pollocked)

  1. To splatter, as with paint.
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