Penk

//ˈpɛŋk// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A minnow. UK, dialectal, obsolete

    "Now for the Minnow, or Penk: he is not easily found and caught till March, or in April, for then he appears first in the river,[…]."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A river in Staffordshire, England, which joins the River Sow.

Synonyms

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minnow

Example

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"Now for the Minnow, or Penk: he is not easily found and caught till March, or in April, for then he appears first in the river,[…]."

Etymology

A back-formation from Penkridge.

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