bonefishn.

Brit.

/ˈbəʊnfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈboʊnˌfɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bone n.¹, fish n.¹

Etymology: < bone n.¹ + fish n.¹With use with reference to whales (see sense 2) compare bone n.¹ 3, bone n.¹ 17, and whalebone n. 2.

Chiefly U.S.

1. Any of various fishes (often ones which are spiny or considered too bony to eat); (in later use) spec. Albula vulpes (family Albulidae), a fish with an elongated, slender body and a downturned snout, found worldwide in warm coastal waters and estuaries and very popular as a sport fish.

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the world > animals > fish > unspecified types > [noun]

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the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Mystacoceti > [noun] > member of

whale-mouse1607

skull-fish1668

whale's guide1668

bonefish1734

mysticete1797

baleen whale1874

mystacocete1883

1734 M. Catesby Nat. Hist. Carolina II. vi. Pl. 13 They are in Plenty on the Coasts of the Bahama-Islands; and as I remember, are called there Bone-Fish.

1735 C. Mortimer in Philos. Trans. 1733–4 (Royal Soc.) 38 317 Mormyrus, ex cinereo nigricans, the Bone-Fish.

1884 G. B. Goode in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 279 The ‘Bone-fish’ of Key West, according to Stearns, belongs to this [sturgeon] family and genus.

1884 G. B. Goode in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 612 With us it [sc. Albula vulpes] is usually called the ‘Lady-fish’; in the Bermudas the ‘Bone-fish’, or Grubber.

1897 J. J. Brice Fisheries Indian River, Florida 19 Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe)... Among the names heard for this fish on Indian River are menhaden, bunker, stink shad, bony fish.., and bonefish.

1921 Field & Stream July 345/1 I know of a man and his wife who have fished diligently for bonefish every season for many years.

1960 H. S. Zim Guide to Everglades 42 Bonefish move in and out of Keys shallows where they are top game fish.

2007 Dive Oct. 98/2 Fly fishermen, who come to fish the huge stocks of tarpon and bonefish, have historically frequented the area more often than divers.

†2. A whale hunted for whalebone (baleen). Obsolete.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types of

huddon?c1370

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sea-boar1859

oil-butt1937

1752 London Evening-post 14–16 July The three following Ships belonging to Leith are arriv'd there from Greenland..having on board six Whales... They are all Bone Fish, and of a very considerable Value.

1761 Lloyd's Evening Post 12 June 559/2 Last Sunday morning, a whale, about 44 feet long (said to be a bone fish) ran ashore under the castle of Burnt Island, in Scotland, where the country people soon killed her.

1809 E. A. Kendall Trav. Northern Parts U.S. II. lii. 204 The species of whale taken was..the bone-fish..valued for the article called in commerce whale-bone.

1832 Evid. Soil, Climate, & Productions South Coast Austral. 53 Q. What sort of whale are they? A. Chiefly the black or bone fish, but there is also a large proportion of the sperm whale which is more valuable.

Derivatives

ˈbone fishing n. the action or practice of fishing for bonefish.

ΚΠ

1897 Outing Jan. 331/2 The proper tackle for bone-fishing is a ten-ounce casting-rod, a fine multiplying-reel.., and 1-0 hooks.

1930 Forest & Stream Jan. 33 (heading) Bonefishing is the sport of kings.

2013 R. Green Extreme Fishing x. 208 We are fishing from a platform boat, specifically designed for bone fishing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bonefish
释义	bonefishn. Brit. /ˈbəʊnfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈboʊnˌfɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bone n.¹, fish n.¹ Etymology: < bone n.¹ + fish n.¹With use with reference to whales (see sense 2) compare bone n.¹ 3, bone n.¹ 17, and whalebone n. 2. Chiefly U.S. 1. Any of various fishes (often ones which are spiny or considered too bony to eat); (in later use) spec. Albula vulpes (family Albulidae), a fish with an elongated, slender body and a downturned snout, found worldwide in warm coastal waters and estuaries and very popular as a sport fish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > unspecified types > [noun] whalec950 tumbrelc1300 sprout1340 squame1393 codmop1466 whitefish1482 lineshark?a1500 salen1508 glaucus1509 bretcock1522 warcodling1525 razor1530 bassinatc1540 goldeney1542 smy1552 maiden1555 grail1587 whiting1587 needle1589 pintle-fish1591 goldfish1598 puffin fish1598 quap1598 stork1600 black-tail1601 ellops1601 fork-fish1601 sea-grape1601 sea-lizard1601 sea-raven1601 barne1602 plosher1602 whale-mouse1607 bowman1610 catfish1620 hog1620 kettle-fish1630 sharpa1636 carda1641 housewifea1641 roucotea1641 ox-fisha1642 sea-serpent1646 croaker1651 alderling1655 butkin1655 shamefish1655 yard1655 sea-dart1664 sea-pelican1664 Negro1666 sea-parrot1666 sea-blewling1668 sea-stickling1668 skull-fish1668 whale's guide1668 sennet1671 barracuda1678 skate-bread1681 tuck-fish1681 swallowtail1683 piaba1686 pit-fish1686 sand-creeper1686 horned hog1702 soldier1704 sea-crowa1717 bran1720 grunter1726 calcops1727 bennet1731 bonefish1734 Negro fish1735 isinglass-fish1740 orb1740 gollin1747 smelt1776 night-walker1777 water monarch1785 hardhead1792 macaw-fish1792 yellowback1796 sea-raven1797 blueback1812 stumpnose1831 flat1847 butterfish1849 croppie1856 gubbahawn1857 silt1863 silt-snapper1863 mullet-head1866 sailor1883 hogback1893 skipper1898 stocker1904 the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Mystacoceti > [noun] > member of whale-mouse1607 skull-fish1668 whale's guide1668 bonefish1734 mysticete1797 baleen whale1874 mystacocete1883 1734 M. Catesby Nat. Hist. Carolina II. vi. Pl. 13 They are in Plenty on the Coasts of the Bahama-Islands; and as I remember, are called there Bone-Fish. 1735 C. Mortimer in Philos. Trans. 1733–4 (Royal Soc.) 38 317 Mormyrus, ex cinereo nigricans, the Bone-Fish. 1884 G. B. Goode in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 279 The ‘Bone-fish’ of Key West, according to Stearns, belongs to this [sturgeon] family and genus. 1884 G. B. Goode in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 612 With us it [sc. Albula vulpes] is usually called the ‘Lady-fish’; in the Bermudas the ‘Bone-fish’, or Grubber. 1897 J. J. Brice Fisheries Indian River, Florida 19 Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe)... Among the names heard for this fish on Indian River are menhaden, bunker, stink shad, bony fish.., and bonefish. 1921 Field & Stream July 345/1 I know of a man and his wife who have fished diligently for bonefish every season for many years. 1960 H. S. Zim Guide to Everglades 42 Bonefish move in and out of Keys shallows where they are top game fish. 2007 Dive Oct. 98/2 Fly fishermen, who come to fish the huge stocks of tarpon and bonefish, have historically frequented the area more often than divers. †2. A whale hunted for whalebone (baleen). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types of huddon?c1370 whirlpoolc1450 thirlepollc1460 physeter1581 whirl-about1605 whirl-whale1606 thurlhead1610 black whale1615 blackfish1688 bonefish1752 pollack1774 Algerine1849 sea-boar1859 oil-butt1937 1752 London Evening-post 14–16 July The three following Ships belonging to Leith are arriv'd there from Greenland..having on board six Whales... They are all Bone Fish, and of a very considerable Value. 1761 Lloyd's Evening Post 12 June 559/2 Last Sunday morning, a whale, about 44 feet long (said to be a bone fish) ran ashore under the castle of Burnt Island, in Scotland, where the country people soon killed her. 1809 E. A. Kendall Trav. Northern Parts U.S. II. lii. 204 The species of whale taken was..the bone-fish..valued for the article called in commerce whale-bone. 1832 Evid. Soil, Climate, & Productions South Coast Austral. 53 Q. What sort of whale are they? A. Chiefly the black or bone fish, but there is also a large proportion of the sperm whale which is more valuable. Derivatives ˈbone fishing n. the action or practice of fishing for bonefish. ΚΠ 1897 Outing Jan. 331/2 The proper tackle for bone-fishing is a ten-ounce casting-rod, a fine multiplying-reel.., and 1-0 hooks. 1930 Forest & Stream Jan. 33 (heading) Bonefishing is the sport of kings. 2013 R. Green Extreme Fishing x. 208 We are fishing from a platform boat, specifically designed for bone fishing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1734
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