Suckstone

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A remora. obsolete

    "[H]is Admirall-gally was in her course staied by that little fish, the Latines call Remora, and the English a Sucke-stone, whose property is, to stay any ship he can fasten himselfe unto."

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"[H]is Admirall-gally was in her course staied by that little fish, the Latines call Remora, and the English a Sucke-stone, whose property is, to stay any ship he can fasten himselfe unto."

Etymology

From suck + stone.

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