sillock
sillock · sillocks
A pollock or a coalfish, sometimes especially a young coalfishA pollock or a coalfish, sometimes especially a young coalfish.
/ˈsɪ.lək/
Meaning
1 senses(Scotland)A pollock or a coalfish, sometimes especially a young coalfish.
Origin
From sill (“newly hatched young of fish, fry”) + -ock, ultimately from Old Norse síl, síldFrom 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.
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