"sillock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪ.lək/ Forms: sillocks [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sill|ock|t1=newly hatched young of fish, fry}} sill (“newly hatched young of fish, fry”) + -ock, {{uder|en|non|síl}} Old Norse síl, {{m|non|síld|t=herring}} síld (“herring”), {{cog|sv|sil|t=the young of fish, fry}} Swedish sil (“the young of fish, fry”), {{cog|no|sil|t=sand-eel}} Norwegian sil (“sand-eel”), {{l|en|sile}} sile Head templates: {{en-noun}} sillock (plural sillocks)
  1. (Scotland) A pollock or a coalfish, sometimes especially a young coalfish. Tags: Scotland Categories (lifeform): Gadiforms

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