Editing Stockfish (section)

==Etymology==
[[File:Tørrfesk.jpg|thumb|right|Stockfish warehouse in the village of [[Forsøl]], Norway]]

The word ''stockfish'' is a [[loan word]] from [[West Frisian language|West Frisian]] ''stokfisk'' (stick fish), possibly referring to the wooden racks on which stockfish are traditionally dried or because the dried fish resembles a stick.<ref>Kurlansky, chapter 3; ''cf.'' [[OED]] ''s.v.'' 'stockfish': "the reason for the designation is variously conjectured"</ref> "Stock" may also refer to a wooden yoke or harness on a horse or mule, once used to carry large fish from the sea or after drying/smoking for trade in nearby villages. This etymology is consistent with the fact that "Stockmaß" is German for the height of a horse at the [[withers]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}