frostfish
Meaning
Noun
- The tomcod.
- The smelt.
- The scabbardfish.
Origin
- frost + fish. In the case of the tomcod, so called because it is abundant on the New England coast in autumn at about the commencement of frost.
Modern English dictionary
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