COAL-FISH, noun A species of Gadus or cod, named from the color of its back. It grows to the length of two feet, or two and a half, and weighs about thirty pounds. This fish is found in great numbers about the Orkneys, and the northern parts of Britain.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.