cod end

noun

1. sea fishing the narrow end of a tapered trawl net

Word History and Origins

Origin of cod end¹

from cod ²

Example Sentences

Plankton nets draw the animals into a large open ring and funnel them into a jarlike device called a cod end.

From New York Times

The closed end, or “cod” end, of the net stretched down into the sea behind them.

From The Guardian

There, the cod end swings like a bulging coin purse until William, a long pole in his hand, undoes the knot, and the prawns crash to the metal floor.

From Slate

Start with “one-pot baked Alaskan cod,” end with “sautéed pike with roasted cauliflower, capers, olives and currants.”

From Time

The first bottom trawls were 20-foot nets weighted by stones and lead in the closed "cod" end.

From Scientific American