ˈcrape-fish
[Cf. Norse krappr compressed, LG. krapp hard-twisted (rope), hard-baked.]
Cod-fish salted and hardened by pressure.
| 1856 Kane Arct. Expl. I. xi. 22 We saw the cod fish here in all the stages of preparation..the stockfish dried in the open air without salt, crape fish salted and pressed. |