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- Scots · derived from-lock
- English todaycodlock
Of unknown origin. Possibly suffixed with Scots -lock, which forms diminutives. First attested in 1794.
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codlock
Today it means: Pholis gunnellus: The rock gunnel, a ray-finned fish found in coastal waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. Full definition →
Scots -lock