sillock

English

Etymology

From sill (“newly hatched young of fish, fry”) +‎ -ock, ultimately from Old Norse síl, síld (“herring”), whence also dialectal Swedish sil (“the young of fish, fry”) and Norwegian sil (“sand-eel”). More at sile.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪ.lək/

Noun

sillock (plural sillocks)

  1. (Scotland) A pollock or a coalfish, sometimes especially a young coalfish.

References

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