lunkern.
/ˈlʌŋkə/, U.S. /ˈləŋkər/ North American colloquial.
An animal, esp. a fish, which is an exceptionally large example of its species; a ‘whopper’. Also attributive.
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1912 Dial. Notes 3 582 Isn't that calf a lunker.
1920 Outing July 197 I said that I caught trout in a tin pan, and here's the proof. This old lunker of a rainbow gave me a bath.
1947 Sports Afield Dec. 21/1 A bronzed lunker came out of the shadowy depths and smashed the pigskin.
1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 33/5 The area has been dubbed lunker country and anglers find it's more than just a slogan.
1972 Angling Times 6 Apr. 14/3 I shall be going out..in search of these lunker bass.
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