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scrod noun- an ageing motorcyclist who still looks the part but for whom the motorcycle is a stage prop, not a way of life US, 2003
- any small fish, usually haddock or cod CANADA, 1841
This word is part of an old joke: “Did you get scrod in Boston?” “It’s the first time I’ve been asked in the pluperfect subjunctive!” Boston is a usual destination for Nova Scotia fish. - Scrod is any undersized fish, too small to sell or fillet. Sometimes it is called “scrod cod or haddock.” — Joseph Ross, History Cape Negro and Blanche, p. 55, 1987
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