podler

noun

pod·​ler

ˈpädlər

variants or less commonly podley

-li

plural podlers

-lərz

also podlies

-liz

or podles

-dᵊlz

chiefly Scottish

: a young pollock

Word History

Etymology

probably alteration of podlok, obsolete variant of pollack

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