pol|lack

pol|lack
pol|lack «POL uhk», noun, plural -lacks or (collectively) -lack.
any one of several saltwater food fishes related to the haddock and the cod. Pollacks are caught along the east coast of North America in seine nets. They are also caught along the Atlantic coast of Europe.
[origin uncertain. Compare Gaelic pollag the freshwater herring]

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