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neshaw

/ˈniʃɔ/

neshaw noun: a silver eel.

Noun

neshaw (plural neshaws)

  1. (uncommon, Massachusetts, especially Martha's Vineyard) A silver eel.
    • But when fall comes, the big neshaws want to get to sea and away from here, and that’s when men catch ’em in beach pots and without bait.c. 1960, Joseph Chase Allen, The wheelhouse loafer [selections from Joseph Chase Allen's weekly longshore log, "With the fishermen", from The Vineyard Gazette, 1940-1960],page 280
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:neshaw.

Forms of neshaw

pluralneshaws

Origin of neshaw

From Narragansett neeshauog (“eels, lampreys”) or a related word.

Questions about neshaw

What does neshaw mean?
Neshaw means a silver eel.
What part of speech is neshaw?
Neshaw is a noun.
How do you pronounce neshaw?
Neshaw is pronounced /ˈniʃɔ/.
What is the plural of neshaw?
The plural of neshaw is neshaws.

Words near neshaw in the dictionary

  1. neshamahs
  2. neshamas
  3. Neshanic Station
  4. Neshannock
  5. Neshannocks
  6. neshaw
  7. neshaws
  8. neshed
  9. Nesheim
  10. Nesheims
  11. Nesheiwat

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