单词 | slob trout |
释义 | > as lemmasslob trout slob trout n. originally Irish English a brown trout ( Salmo trutta) which stays in a river estuary rather than going further out to sea; cf. sense 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > family Salmonidae (salmon) > [noun] > genus Salmo > trout (unspecified and miscellaneous) > salmo trutta (sea trout) salmon-trout1421 scurf1483 grey trout1557 cock1677 sea-trout1745 slob trout1849 fossack1884 1849 Nenagh (County Tipperary, Ireland) Guardian 28 Mar. 1/2 [Referring to Cork.] These fish, which are called ‘slob trout’, are not to be found in fresh water rivers, but are almost exclusively confined to the channel, where they prey on eel fry..as they pass up the river with the tide. 1878 Fishing Gaz. 5 July 323/2 Slob trout have also been plentiful in the tidal waters, and I have seen several well-filled creels. 1907 W. L. Calderwood Life of Salmon i. 6 In the West of Ireland we have..the so-called slob trout. 1930 G. H. Nall Life Sea Trout vi. 75 These brown Trout, feeding in brackish and salt water, are numerous, and special names have been given to them, such as ‘Slob Trout’, and ‘Estuarine Trout’. 2010 N. Fisher River Cottage Sea Fishing Handbk. 99 Slob trout are always easiest to catch in the summer and autumn months. < as lemmas |
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