Stockfish \Stock"fish`\, n. [Cf. D. stokvisch.] 1. Salted and dried fish, especially codfish, hake, ling, and torsk; also, codfish dried without being salted. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Young fresh cod.
stockfish n : fish cured by being split and air-dried without salt [also: {stockfishes} (pl)]