scrod

2 9.5

A young cod or haddock that people cook and serve to eat

noun
/skrɒd/

Archaic

: scrod

Many people enjoy scrod because it has a mild flavor and is easy to prepare.
scrod or haddock
scrod fillet
baked scrod

Examples

I ordered the fish chowder and the Boston scrod, and we continued our conversation as we ate.

Fiction book (2000)
For dinner, I ordered the baked scrod, which was delicious and perfectly seasoned.
At the seafood restaurant, the special of the day was a lightly grilled scrod served with lemon.

Synonyms

cod

vsscrod

10 1.0

The white, lean flesh of a large sea fish eaten as food

focuses on the young whole fish served rather than the meat

haddock

vsscrod

3 2.8

A fish from the North Atlantic related to cod and often eaten

refers specifically to young food fish including this species

Atlantic cod

vsscrod

1 2.1

A large sea fish from the North Atlantic with white, flaky flesh used for food

is applied to young specimens used as a prepared dish

schrod

vsscrod

Archaic

9.9

A young fish like cod, haddock, or pollock that people cook to eat

is the same meaning but spelled differently

codling

vsscrod

Archaic

9.3

A young codfish that is not yet fully grown

designates young food fish of similar kind rather than adults

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

vsscrod

Specialized

9.5

A fish from the North Atlantic like a small cod that people eat

is the common sense for young prepared food from that fish

Gadus morhua

vsscrod

Specialized

8.1

A large sea fish that people eat for its meat and oil

is used for young specimens of this species served as food

Surface Forms

scrod singular

scrods plural

Etymology

Scrod probably comes from an old fishing word like scraw meaning 'to split' or 'to cut', because fishermen would split small cod or haddock before drying or cooking them, so scrod became the name for those fish when served as food.