stockfish

stock·fish

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stok-fish]
- /ˈstɒkˌfɪʃ/
- /ˈstɒk.fɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stok-fish]
- /ˈstɒkˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of stockfish word

noun plural stockfish fish, as the cod or haddock, cured by splitting and drying in the air without salt. 1
noun stockfish fish, such as cod or haddock, cured by splitting and drying in the air 0
noun stockfish any fish cured by being split and hung in the open air to dry without salt, as cod, haddock, etc. 0

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Origin of stockfish

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English stocfish < Middle Dutch stocvisch. See stock, fish

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Parts of speech for Stockfish

noun

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stockfish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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