skeggern.
/ˈskɛɡə/ A young salmon, a samlet; salmon fry.
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > family Salmonidae (salmon) > [noun] > genus Salmo > salmo salar (salmon) > in second year or smolt
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1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler vi. 141 There is more than one sort of them [salmon], as namely, a Tecon, and another called in some places a Samlet, or by some, a Skegger . View more context for this quotation
1661 I. Walton Compl. Angler (ed. 3) vii. 135 Those little Salmons called Skeggers, which abound in many Rivers relating to the sea.
1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 255 In the South they call him Samlet; but if you step to the West, he is better known there by the name of Skeggar.
1740 R. Brookes Art of Angling i. iv. 19 The Salmon-Fry, or Scegger, call'd in some Countries a Salmon-Smelt.
1818 J. Hassell Rides & Walks II. 58 There is excellent fly-fishing for a small fish called a scagger.
1836 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes II. 48 A Salmon or a Skegger in the Thames is now but rarely seen.
1880–4 F. Day Fishes Great Brit. & Ireland II. 68 [Salmon] from one to two years old; before it has gone to the sea, it is known as a shed, skegger [etc.].
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