A dialectal or archaic term of uncertain meaning, possibly related to pitching or tossing of cod fish, though usage is obscure.
Likely a compound of cod + pitchings (from pitch, to throw), though exact origin and meaning are uncertain and may be regional dialect.
This word is so obscure it appears in almost no modern dictionaries, representing the thousands of forgotten fishing-trade terms that once filled conversations in coastal villages.
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