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cod

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔd(ə)/

“cod” is a Middle English word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A seedpod; a plant's natural casing for its seeds.
  2. A scrotum, ballsack; a case for the testicles.
  3. A pillow or cushion; a piece of cushioning.
  4. A sack or pouch; a case for items.
  5. The gullet, windpipe or esophagus.
  6. The chest or stomach region.
  7. A ball bearing; a metal ball acting to cushion.
  8. cod, codfish

Etymology

From Old English codd (“bag, pouch”), from Proto-West Germanic *koddō, from Proto-Germanic *kuddô, from Proto-Indo-European *gewt- (“pouch, sack”), from *gew- (“to bend, bow, arch, vault, curve”). The "pillow" sense is from Old Danish kodde or Old Norse koddi, from the same Proto-Germanic source.

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