GARFISH Definition & Meaning

garfish

[ gahr-fish ]

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plural (especially collectively) garfish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) garfishes.

garfish

/ ˈɡɑːˌ��ɪʃ /

another name for garpike
an elongated European marine teleost fish, Belone belone, with long toothed jaws: related to the flying fishes
any of various marine or estuarine fish with a long needle-like lower jaw

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Origin of garfish¹

1400–50; late Middle English; compare Old English �� spear

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Origin of garfish¹

Old English �� spear + fish

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So when he hawked a bloody loogie, spit it into the swampy water and a garfish leaped up and ate it, I decided I had had enough.

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The fossilized skull of a giant predatory fish from Kansas is valued at $20,000, while a fossil garfish is valued at $18,000.

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We made garfish egg patties and deep-fried whitebait in fine polenta.

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I was hooked on SecondLine Arts and Antiques the moment I spotted the necklace of raccoon vertebrae and beaded garfish scales.

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They looked like garfish or brilliant white light.

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