cod's-head

For my part, a piece of mutton has supplied me with arguments, as well as chops, for a fortnight; I have seen a hare or a cod's-head giving hints to a friend for his next essay; and have known the most solemn reflections rise, with a pair of claws, out of a pigeon pie.

Alexis Soyer and the Rise of the Celebrity Chef 2007

And about six o'clock there was a highly interesting and superior party of eight, to whom Miss Hendy administered cod's-head and shoulders, aphorisms and oyster sauce, in almost equal proportion; while Mr Pitskiver, like a "sweet seducer, blandly smiling," made polite enquiries whether he should not relieve her of the trouble.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 Various

The tide advanced in blunt cod's-head curves, ebbed through the chattering teeth of the pebbles.

Beatrice.com 2009

Thou fly-blown cod's-head, thou pestiferous thing! "

The Geste of Duke Jocelyn Jeffery Farnol 1915