tautog

[ taw-tog, -tawg ]

/ tɔˈtɒg, -ˈtɔg /

noun

a black food and game fish, Tautoga onitis, inhabiting waters along the North Atlantic coast of the U.S.

Origin of tautog

First recorded in 1635–45, Americanism; from Narragansett (English spelling) tautaũog, plural of taut

Words nearby tautog

taut, Tautavel man, tauted, tauten, tauto-, tautog, tautologism, tautologize, tautology, tautomer, tautomeric fiber

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Example sentences from the Web for tautog

Either Mr. Tautog had been very, very careful when he nibbled the bait, or the said bait had slipped off.
Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point|Alice B. Emerson
The tautog and perhaps some other fishes feed partly upon them.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
That he is; but the fish came to about that; the tautog are worth a quarter apiece.
Little By Little|William Taylor Adams
She could remain in the cabin of the motor boat while the others were fishing off the rocks for tautog and rock-bass.
Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point|Alice B. Emerson

The flesh of a tautog is very firm, and he will live a long time out of water.
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast|Samuel Adams Drake

British Dictionary definitions for tautog

tautog

/ (tɔːˈtɒɡ) /

noun

a large dark-coloured wrasse, Tautoga onitis, of the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean: used as a food fishAlso called: blackfish

Word Origin for tautog

C17: from Narraganset tautauog, plural of tautau sheepshead

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单词	tautog
释义	tautog [ taw-tog, -tawg ] / tɔˈtɒg, -ˈtɔg / noun a black food and game fish, Tautoga onitis, inhabiting waters along the North Atlantic coast of the U.S. Origin of tautog First recorded in 1635–45, Americanism; from Narragansett (English spelling) tautaũog, plural of taut Words nearby tautog taut, Tautavel man, tauted, tauten, tauto-, tautog, tautologism, tautologize, tautology, tautomer, tautomeric fiber Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tautog Either Mr. Tautog had been very, very careful when he nibbled the bait, or the said bait had slipped off. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point\|Alice B. Emerson The tautog and perhaps some other fishes feed partly upon them. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold That he is; but the fish came to about that; the tautog are worth a quarter apiece. Little By Little\|William Taylor Adams She could remain in the cabin of the motor boat while the others were fishing off the rocks for tautog and rock-bass. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point\|Alice B. Emerson The flesh of a tautog is very firm, and he will live a long time out of water. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast\|Samuel Adams Drake British Dictionary definitions for tautog tautog / (tɔːˈtɒɡ) / noun a large dark-coloured wrasse, Tautoga onitis, of the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean: used as a food fishAlso called: blackfish Word Origin for tautog C17: from Narraganset tautauog, plural of tautau sheepshead Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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