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fish scale

fish scale noun: an early 5 cent coin of Canada; an early Canadian nickel. Also the alternative form of fishscale.

Noun

fish scale (countable and uncountable, plural fish scales)

  1. (Canada, slang) An early 5 cent coin of Canada; an early Canadian nickel.

Also used as

fish scale is also the alternative form of fishscale.

Forms of fish scale

pluralfish scales

Origin of fish scale

From the scales of fish, due to the silver colour and the thinness of the coin.

Questions about fish scale

What does fish scale mean?
Fish scale means an early 5 cent coin of Canada; an early Canadian nickel.
What part of speech is fish scale?
Fish scale is a noun.
What is the plural of fish scale?
The plural of fish scale is fish scales.

Words near fish scale in the dictionary

  1. fish pot
  2. fish pound
  3. fish pounds
  4. fish sauce
  5. fish sauces
  6. fish scale
  7. fish scales
  8. fish science
  9. fish sciences
  10. fish scrap
  11. fish scraps

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