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Webster 1913 Edition

Frostfish

Frostˊfish′

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
The tomcod; – so called because it is abundant on the New England coast in autumn at about the commencement of frost. See
Tomcod
.
(b)
The smelt.
[Local, U. S.]
(c)
A name applied in New Zealand to the scabbard fish (
Lepidotus
) valued as a food fish.

Definition 2024

frostfish

frostfish

English

Noun

frostfish ‎(plural frostfishes or frostfish)

  1. The tomcod.
  2. (US, dialect) The smelt.
  3. (New Zealand) The scabbardfish.

Etymology

frost +‎ fish. In the case of the tomcod, so called because it is abundant on the New England coast in autumn at about the commencement of frost.

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