| 单词 | market fish |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmarket fish market fish n. U.S. (a) fish, esp. cod, of a marketable size (see quot. 1894); (b) [alteration of margate-fish at margate n. 1 by folk etymology] = margate-fish at margate n. 1. ΚΠ 1838 P. H. Gosse in Lett. from Alabama (1859) 18 There was another somewhat like this, but much larger, that they denominated a market fish. 1884 G. B. Goode in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 394 At Key West it is brought to market in well-boats and sells readily... The large ones [are called] ‘Margate-fish’ and ‘Market-fish’. 1894 Outing 23 404/1 Market fish are those [cod] measuring less [than 22 in.], but weighing three pounds or more. 1911 Rep. Comm. U.S. Bureau Fisheries 1908 312 Margate-Fish (Haemulon album).—A grunt found in southern Florida, known also as ‘porgy’, ‘market fish’. 1955 F. G. Ashbrook Butchering xii. 190 Recommended methods of preparing fresh-water market fish for storage in refrigerated lockers... Species..Blue pike..Buffalofish..Yellow pike. 1973 J. E. Knight Cook's Fish Guide 384 Marketfish—Margate. < as lemmas |
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