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pollock

/ˈpɑlək/

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What does pollock mean?

noun

  1. Pollachius pollachius.
  2. Pollachius virens.

verb

  1. To fish for pollock.
More meanings (8)

verb

  1. To splatter, as with paint.

noun

  1. A painting by Jackson Pollock.
  2. Alternative spelling of Polack.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Idaho County, Idaho.
  3. A town in Grant Parish, Louisiana.
  4. A village in Sullivan County, Missouri.
  5. A town in Campbell County, South Dakota.
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W. H. K. Pollock was early last year admittedly a master, in the opinion of many considered competent to judge.
H. E. (Henry Edward) BirdChess History and ReminiscencesProject Gutenberg ebook #4902
Professor J. A. Pollock gave us valuable advice on wireless and other physical subjects.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
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It is not a mackerel, nor a gurnet, nor a pollock.
Charles KingsleyMadam How and Lady Why; Or, First Lessons in Earth Lore for ChildrenProject Gutenberg ebook #1697
Pollock reports the case of a boy of seven, whose lung was ruptured by a four-wheeled cab which ran over him.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747