A place, facility, or commercial operation dedicated to catching, processing, or managing cod fish on a large scale.
From 'cod' and 'fishery' (a place where fish are caught or processed), combining in early modern English as cod became a major commercial product.
Newfoundland's entire economy was built on codfishery for 400+ years—it was like the tech industry of its time, drawing merchants and workers from across Europe!
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