Frostfish

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The tomcod.
  2. 2
    The smelt. US, dialectal
  3. 3
    The scabbardfish. New-Zealand

Synonyms

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atlantic tomcodatlantic tomcodtomcod

Etymology

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

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