salt cod

/sɔlt kɑd/
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Definitions of salt cod
  1. noun
    codfish preserved in salt; must be desalted and flaked by soaking in water and pounding; used in e.g. codfish cakes
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    type of:
    cod, codfish
    lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
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