Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - cod

1. n. (pl. same) any large marine fish of the family Gadidae, used as food, esp. Gadus morhua. Phrases and idioms cod-liver oil an oil pressed from the fresh liver of cod, which is rich in vitamins D and A. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. 2. n. & v. Brit. sl. --n. 1 a parody. 2 a hoax. 3 (attrib.) = MOCK adj. --v. (codded, codding) 1 a intr. perform a hoax. b tr. play a trick on; fool. 2 tr. parody. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. 3. n. sl. nonsense. Etymology: abbr. of CODSWALLOP COD abbr. 1 a cash on delivery. b US collect on delivery. 2 Concise Oxford Dictionary.