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COALDALE, an anthracite-mining borough of Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 45m. S. by W. of Scranton. It is on Federal highway 209, and is served by the Central railroad of New Jersey and the Lehigh and New England railroad. The population in 1930 was 6,921, of whom 1,703 were foreign-born white.

(Gadus virens), a fish of the cod family, with three dorsal and two anal fins, distinguished from the cod by its blackish colour, prominent lower jaw, and very small barbel. It ranges from the Arctic ocean to the Mediterranean, and grows to a length of about 4 feet.