bill-fish

bill OED bill sb2[superscript] 5 Comb bill-fish A small anadromous sea-fish of N. America (1782) Bermuda cite _DARE_ 1 Any of var 'beaked' saltwater fish of familiar Istiophoridae & Xiphiidae (1793, 1955) comb I guess withdraw? G. M. Story MAY JUN 10 1989 W. K. Used I Not used Withdraw...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1989
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/7250
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Summary:bill OED bill sb2[superscript] 5 Comb bill-fish A small anadromous sea-fish of N. America (1782) Bermuda cite _DARE_ 1 Any of var 'beaked' saltwater fish of familiar Istiophoridae & Xiphiidae (1793, 1955) comb I guess withdraw? G. M. Story MAY JUN 10 1989 W. K. Used I Not used Withdrawn 'bill' does appear in the DNE but it is a much different sense than this entry.

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