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Pollock   /pˈɑlək/   Listen
Pollock

noun
1.
United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956).  Synonym: Jackson Pollock.
2.
Lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish.  Synonym: pollack.
3.
Important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod.  Synonyms: Pollachius pollachius, pollack.



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"Pollock" Quotes from Famous Books



... RAILROAD CHAIR.—Leander Pollock, Matteawan, N.Y.—This invention consists in making the chair of two pieces, each piece consisting of one cheek and of a portion of the case. When the two pieces are connected, the base of one rests upon the base of the other, the line of division between the two bases being inclined so that ...
— Scientific American, Vol. 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 • Various

... the morning to go and capture them!—or at least to try—for as a matter of fact, we didn't get a single one—and my temper was "roused out" before we'd finished, for no well-conducted woman cares to be balked in her efforts to "hook a big fish,"—and all I could catch were a few small "Pollock" and "Pout." By the way, who on earth christens the fish, I wonder?—and why on earth—or rather in sea—are there so many varieties which you must either remember or submit to nave your ignorance jeered at by ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, August 13, 1892 • Various

... have looked upon these several matters differently. The thing was settled. Born and bred in the city, she could not conceive of any sane girl like herself deliberately burying herself down on the Cape, to "live on pollock and potatoes," as she had heard it expressed, and be the slave of a pair ...
— Sheila of Big Wreck Cove - A Story of Cape Cod • James A. Cooper

... for the new trial was discharged by the Court of Appeal. The Lords reversed the decision of the Court of Appeal, and ordered a new trial. New trial took place at Guildhall, City of London, before Mr. Baron Pollock; jury again found for the plaintiff, with 700 pounds agreed damages: Company thereby saving 200 pounds. Once more rule for new trial granted by Divisional Court: once more rule discharged by Court of Appeal: once more House of Lords reverse decision of Court of Appeal, and ...
— The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit • Richard Harris

... boy!" cried Editor Pollock, jumping up out of his chair and coming forward, hand outstretched. Bradley, the news editor, and Len Spencer, the "star" reporter, now growing comically fat, rushed ...
— Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point - Standing Firm for Flag and Honor • H. Irving Hancock


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