# sillock

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɪ.lək/

## Definitions
1. A pollock or a coalfish, sometimes especially a young coalfish.

## Etymology
From sill (“newly hatched young of fish, fry”) + -ock, ultimately from Old Norse síl, síld (“herring”), whence also dialectal Swedish sil (“the young of fish, fry”) and Norwegian sil (“sand-eel”). More at sile.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sillock