Scrod

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Scrod (or schrod) is not actually a specific type of fish, but rather a generic term for a young (2-lb or less) cod or, less frequently, haddock, split and deboned. It is a staple in many Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island seafood and fish markets, but is rarely found outside New England and New York.

A dubious folk etymology holds that the term comes from the acronym "Small Cod [or Haddock] Remaining On Dock", but it more likely comes from the obsolete Dutch schrood, piece cut off. Another dubious folk etymology holds that "scrod" is cod and "schrod" is haddock. [1]

Others claim the term comes from either a sign on a wharf in Boston or a restaurant that advertised this kind of generic whitefish as "Special Catch Recorded (sometimes 'Right') On Day."

[edit] References

  1. ↑  Take Our Word For It, Issue 128, page 2. Retrieved on 2006-06-11.
  2. Merriam-Webster's definition
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