codlock

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noun

Pholis gunnellus: The rock gunnel, a ray-finned fish found in coastal waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

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clavincleverclubbockcodlingcrow-fishcussellgunnelusrock gunnel
OriginScots -lock →
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Meanings

nouncodlock (plural codlocks)

plural codlocks · alternative Northern Ireland codlick

  1. IrelandScotlandobsoletePholis gunnellus: The rock gunnel, a ray-finned fish found in coastal waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

    Synonyms: clavin, clever, clubbock, codling, crow-fish, cussell, gunnelus, rock gunnel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPholis gunnellus: The rock gunnel, a ray-finned fish found in coastal waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

Similar
clavincleverclubbockcodlingcrow-fishcussellgunnelusrock gunnelspotted blenny

Origin

  1. Scots-lock
  2. Englishcodlock

Of unknown origin. Possibly suffixed with Scots -lock, which forms diminutives. First attested in 1794.

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APA

codlock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codlock

MLA

“codlock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codlock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “codlock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codlock.

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