单词 | king of fish |
释义 | > as lemmasking of fish king of fish n. (also king of fishes) the salmon. ΚΠ 1590 W. Clever Flower of Phisicke 97 Ruellius with many other excellent writers, doe commend the Sammon king of fishes, which of verie nature ministreth great safetie to the body of man, both in sickenesse and health. 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 29 Lastly, the Sammon, king of fish, Fils with good cheare the Christmas dish. 1857 Bell's Life in London 29 Nov. 5/5 We omitted..to name the Book of the Salmon amongst the works written by Ephemera, and an important one it is from its sterling and accurate account of the natural history of the king of fish. 1911 F. Ward Marvels Fish Life v. 80 Notices have appeared in the Press such as ‘salmon caught in the Thames’, or in some other waters equally uncongenial to the King of Fishes, the fish caught really being a sea-trout. 1982 New Scientist 29 Apr. 286 The Thames Water Authority has successfully restocked the capital's main waterway with salmon—the king of fish. 2011 M. Halls Monty Halls' Great Irish Escape xvii. 211 They were after salmon, the king of fish. < as lemmas |
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