Scrod, Young fish (as a cod or haddock), especially one split and boned for cooking. The origin of the term is not known for certain, but it is thought to come from an Old Dutch word meaning “to shred.” It seems to have first been used around 1841.

What is the difference between cod and scrod?

Scrod are young cod. But when you see scrod on a restaurant menu, it refers to any young white-fleshed fish. ... But you can also call haddock or pollock scrod. You might not know exactly what kind of fish was used to make your fish and chips, but you can be sure that it is some kind of scrod.

Are there bones in scrod?

"Scrod," replied one, "is a small fish that is chock full of bones." ... The fish is split in two thin layers, just as a shoemaker would split a piece soleleather; the bones are deftly extracted and then it has cease to be flounder and ranks as scrod."