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cod end

noun

  1. sea fishing the narrow end of a tapered trawl net
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cod end1

from cod ²
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Example Sentences

It was at the end of the bay, where cliff and beach and sea together form a bag like the cod-end of the trawl net.

Besides being stronger, the cod-end was covered by flounces of old netting to prevent the rough bottom from chafing it too much.

For a few seconds dead silence ensued, while the men glanced at the empty cod-end, and at each other.

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