sillock

English edit

Etymology edit

From sill (“newly hatched young of fish, fry”) +‎ -ock, ultimately from Old Norse síl, síld (“herring”), whence also dialectal Swedish sil (“the young of fish, fry”) and Norwegian sil (“sand-eel”). More at sile.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪ.lək/

Noun edit

sillock (plural sillocks)

(Scotland) A pollock or a coalfish, sometimes especially a young coalfish.

References edit

“sillock”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.