Plural of codfish; multiple cod fish, either alive or as a catch, used as food or in commerce.
From 'codfish' (a cod fish), adding the standard English plural '-es' ending to 'fish' when referring to multiple individual specimens of the same species.
Medieval Europeans loved dried codfishes so much they became a staple protein that could be stored for months—it's literally what fed the Age of Exploration!
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