cod vs dribble

cod

noun
  • A joke or an imitation. 

  • The Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua. 

  • The cocoon of a silkworm. 

  • Other not closely related fish which are similarly important to regional fisheries, as the hapuku and cultus cod. 

  • The sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) and whiting (usually Merlangius merlangus). 

  • The meat of any of the above fish 

  • Other not closely related fish which resemble the Atlantic cod, as the rock cod (Lotella rhacina) and blue cod (Parapercis colias). 

  • A stupid or foolish person. 

  • The sea fish of the genus Gadus generally, as inclusive of the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) and Greenland cod (Gadus ogac or Gadus macrocephalus ogac). 

verb
  • To attempt to deceive or confuse; To joke; To kid. 

adj
  • Bad. 

  • Having the character of imitation; jocular. 

dribble

noun
  • The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it. 

  • A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle. 

  • Drool; saliva. 

  • A small amount of a liquid. 

  • A card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand. 

verb
  • To let something fall in drips. 

  • To perform a card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand. 

  • In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly. 

  • To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool. 

  • To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle. 

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