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brismaks

brismaks is the plural of brismak.

Meaning of brismak

Noun

brismak (plural brismaks)

  1. (Orkney, Shetland) Synonym of cusk (“type of fish”).
    • The Torsk it seems, from his account, or as it is called in the Shetlands, Tusk and Brismak, is a northern fish, which as yet has not been discovered lower to the southward than the Orknies, and is even rather scarce there.1804, Edward Donovan, The Natural History of British Fishes: Including Scientific and General Descriptions of the Most Interesting Species and an Extensive Selection of Accurately Finished Coloured...
    Synonyms:
    cusk

Questions about brismaks

What is brismaks the plural of?
Brismaks is the plural of brismak.

Words near brismaks in the dictionary

  1. brisky
  2. brisling
  3. brislings
  4. Brislington
  5. brismak
  6. brismaks
  7. Brisneyland
  8. Brison
  9. Brisons
  10. brisque
  11. brisques

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