The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Frostfish \Frost`fish"\, n. (Zool.)
(a) The tomcod; -- so called because it is abundant on the
New England coast in autumn at about the commencement
of frost. See Tomcod.
(b) The smelt. [Local, U. S.]
(c) A name applied in New Zealand to the scabbard fish
(Lepidotus) valued as a food fish.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scabbard \Scab"bard\, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers,
escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan.
origin; cf. Icel. sk[=a]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to
conceal. Cf. Hauberk.]
The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is
kept; a sheath.
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Nor in thy scabbard sheathe that famous blade.
--Fairfax.
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Scabbard fish (Zool.), a long, compressed, silver-colored
taenioid fish (Lepidopus argyreus syn. Lepidopus
caudatus), found on the European coasts, and more
abundantly about New Zealand, where it is called
frostfish and considered an excellent food fish.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tomcod \Tom"cod`\ (t[o^]m"k[o^]d`), n. [Tom (see Tomboy) +
cod: cf. F. tacaud whiting pout, American Indian tacaud,
literally, plenty fish.] (Zool.)
(a) A small edible American fish (Microgadus tomcod) of the
Codfish family, very abundant in autumn on the Atlantic
coast of the Northen United States; -- called also
frostfish. See Illust. under Frostfish.
(b) The kingfish. See Kingfish
(a) .
(c) The jack. See 2d Jack, 8.
(c) .
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
cutlass fish \cutlass fish\, cutlassfish \cutlassfish\n.
1. (Zool.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish (Trichiurus
lepturus) of the southern United States and West Indies,
having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike
teeth; -- called also frostfish, saber fish, silver
eel, and, improperly, swordfish; also, several related
members of the genus Trichiurus. It is closely related
to snake mackerel.
Syn: frost fish, frostfish, hairtail.
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