† showlern.
English regional (north-western). Obsolete.
The common dace, Leuciscus leuciscus.The name graining was also used for this fish in the north-west of England.In quot. 1707 perhaps a different fish, such as rudd or perch.
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > family Cyprinidae (minnows and carps) > genus Leuciscus > leuciscus vulgaris (dace)
dacec1430
dare?a1500
vendosy1528
dart1655
showler1689
skelly1846
1689 J. Chetham Angler's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) xx. 136 The Dace, or Dare, in some places call'd a Showler.
1707 N. Blundell Jrnl. 7 May in Great Diurnal (1968) I. 138 Mrs Mills and I Fished for Shoulers.
1816 G. C. Bainbridge Fly Fisher's Guide 91 The Dace, Dare, or as it is sometimes called the Showler.
1897 Entomologist's Monthly Mag. June 141 Coarse fishermen still obtain good sport in its [sc. the Bollin] waters, amongst the fish being taken being the Shouler or Graining (the Leuciscus lancastrensis of Yarrell), a variety of dace found in certain Lancashire and Cheshire rivers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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