crapefish

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noun

Salted codfish hardened by pressure.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nouncrapefish (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableSalted codfish hardened by pressure.

    We saw the codfish here in all the stages of preparation for the table and the market; the stockfish, dried in the open air, without salt; crapefish, salted and pressed

    1856, Elisha Kent Kane, Arctic Explorations
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