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(noun) - A Massachusetts term for a cod fish; also called Cape Cod turkey. There are many instances of fish being spoken of as meat; for example, the sturgeon is known in America as Albany beef, while in England, herrings are nicknamed . . . Billingsgate pheasants when fresh, and a Yarmouth bloater rejoices in the euphonious name of "two-eyed steak."
--John Farmer's Americanisms Old and New, 1889
January 14, 2018