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Pollock

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒlək/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Pollock', 'pollock': (pol′ək)

Inflections of 'pollock' (n):
pollocks
npl (All usages)
pollock
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "Pollock live in the North Atlantic.")

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Pollock /ˈpɒlək/ n
  1. Sir Frederick. 1845–1937, English legal scholar: with Maitland, he wrote History of English Law before the Time of Edward I (1895)
  2. Jackson. 1912–56, US abstract expressionist painter; chief exponent of action painting in the US
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•lock  (pol′ək),USA pronunciation n., pl. -locks, (esp. collectively) -lock. [Chiefly Brit.]
  1. Fish, British TermsAlso called saithe. a North Atlantic food fish, Pollachius virens, of the cod family.
  2. Fish, British Termspollack.
  • variant of pollack

Pol•lock  (pol′ək),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Sir Frederick, 1845–1937, English legal scholar and author.
  2. Biographical Jackson, 1912–56, U.S. painter.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•lack  (pol′ək),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lacks, (esp. collectively) -lack. 
  1. Fisha food fish, Pollachius pollachius, of the cod family, inhabiting coastal North Atlantic waters from Scandinavia to northern Africa.
  2. Fishpollock.
  • 1495–1505; assimilated variant of podlok (Scots); akin to Scots paddle lumpfish; see -ock

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pollack, pollock /ˈpɒlək/ n ( pl -lacks, -lack, -locks, -lock)
  1. a gadoid food fish, Pollachius pollachius, that has a dark green back and a projecting lower jaw and occurs in northern seas, esp the North Atlantic Ocean
Etymology: 17th Century: from earlier Scottish podlok, of obscure origin
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