blown cod

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A split cod, half dried by exposure to the wind. Blown is also frequently applied to bloated herrings, when only partly cured.


Also, a cod-fish rises to the surface, and is easily taken, if blown. By being hauled nearly up, and the hook breaking, it loses the power for some time of contracting the air-bladder, and thus dies head out of water.

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