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methy

methy noun: the burbot.

Noun

methy (plural methies)

  1. (Canada, US, dated) The burbot.
    • The occow, or river perch, termed also horn-fish, piccarel, or doré, is common, but is not so much esteemed as the attihhawmeg. It attains the length of twenty inches in these lakes. The methy is another common fish; it is the gadus lota, or burbot, of Europe.1824, John Franklin, Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, volume 1, page 144
    • In addition to the sturgeon, the fishery occasionally yields the white-fish, pike, various kinds of trout, the methy, and several sucking-carp.1836, Richard King, Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Arctic Ocean, volume 1, page 53

Forms of methy

pluralmethies

Origin of methy

From Woods Cree mathay (“burbot”); compare Cree miyay.

Questions about methy

What does methy mean?
Methy means the burbot.
What part of speech is methy?
Methy is a noun.
What is the plural of methy?
The plural of methy is methies.

Words near methy in the dictionary

  1. Methuselan
  2. Methven
  3. Methvin
  4. Methvins
  5. Methwold
  6. methy
  7. methyacrylate
  8. methyacrylates
  9. methyclothiazide
  10. methyl
  11. methyl acetate

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