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foul fish

foul fish noun: a kelt or salmon, which, having spawned, still remains in the fresh water before effecting its annual migration to the sea.

Noun

foul fish (plural foul fish)

  1. A kelt or salmon, which, having spawned, still remains in the fresh water before effecting its annual migration to the sea.
    • I am aware that many anglers would disdain to kill foul fish, but am also aware that many others think it, as they say, first-rate sport.1864, The Fishermans Magazine and Review, volume 1, page 331

Forms of foul fish

pluralfoul fish

Questions about foul fish

What does foul fish mean?
Foul fish means a kelt or salmon, which, having spawned, still remains in the fresh water before effecting its annual migration to the sea.
What part of speech is foul fish?
Foul fish is a noun.
What is the plural of foul fish?
The plural of foul fish is foul fish.

Words near foul fish in the dictionary

  1. foul berths
  2. foul bill of health
  3. foul bills of health
  4. foul feeder
  5. foul feeders
  6. foul fish
  7. foul language
  8. foul line
  9. foul lines
  10. foul madames
  11. foul marten

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