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Webster 1913 Edition

Chub

Chub

,
Noun.
[This word seems to signify a large or thick fish. Cf. Sw.
kubb
a short and thick piece of wood, and perh. F.
chabot
chub.]
(Zool.)
A species to fresh-water fish of the
Cyprinidæ
or Carp family. The common European species is
Leuciscus cephalus
; the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes of the same family, of the genera
Semotilus
,
Squalius
,
Ceratichthys
, etc., and locally to several very different fishes, as the
tautog
,
black bass
, etc.
Chub mackerel
(Zool.)
,
a species of mackerel (
Scomber colias
) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic coast, but absent in others; – called also
bull mackerel
,
thimble-eye
, and
big-eye mackerel
.
–
Chub sucker
(Zool.)
,
a fresh-water fish of the United States (
Erimyzon sucetta
); – called also
creekfish
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Chub

CHUB

,
Noun.
A river fish, called also cheven, of the genus Cyprinus. The body is oblong, nearly round; the head and back, green; the sides silvery, and the belly white. It frequents deep holes in rivers shaded by trees; but in warm weather floats near the surface, and furnishes sport for anglers. It is indifferent food.

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