| 单词 | hickory jack |
| 释义 | > as lemmashickory jack hickory jack n. (a) the fall herring, Alosa mediocris (cf. hickory shad n.); †(b) any of several carangoid fishes; esp. the blue runner, Caranx crysos (cf. Jack n.2 35c) (obsolete rare). [The reason for the name is unclear. Compare hickory shad n.] ΚΠ 1876 J. W. Milner in S. F. Baird Rep. Commissioner U.S. Comm. Fish & Fisheries 1873–5 355 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (43rd Congr., 2nd Sess.: Senate Misc. Doc. 108, Pt. 3) II The total for the Alexandria, Washington, and Georgetown markets for Potomac fish..is 1,051,587 shad; 15,006,940 herring; 340,387 hickory-jacks (Pomolobus mediocris); 616,791 bunches fish; and 1,650 sturgeon. 1889 Cent. Dict. Jack,..9..(d) One of several carangoid fishes, especially Caranx pisquetos, also called buffalo-jack, hickory-jack, and jack-fish; also, Seriola carolinensis. 1950 Jrnl. Wildlife Managem. 14 442 (table) Hickory shad, Hickory Jack—Pomolobus mediocris. 2012 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) (Nexis) 29 Apr. c6 Gerry scored in short order; a double rig of 1/8-ounce Mr. Twister tricked the hickory jacks. < as lemmas |
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