snoekn.

Brit.

/snʊk/,

/snuːk/, U.S.

/snʊk/,

/snuk/, South African English

/snʊk/

Forms: Also snook.

Etymology: < Dutch snoek pike: compare snook n.²

A snake mackerel, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidæ, a large marine food fish found in large shoals in colder parts of Southern Hemisphere oceans. Cf. barracuda n. Also attributive and in other combinations.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Trichiuroidei > [noun] > member of family Gemplyidae (snoek)

snoek1797

China snoek1950

1797 A. Barnard Jrnl. in A. W. C. Lindsay Lives of Lindsays (1849) 388 The fish called snook..when salted and dried, was one of the best fish at the Cape.

1804 J. Barrow Acc. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–98 II. 300 Two kinds of fish, the Hottentot and the Snook, are split open, salted, and dried in the sun in large quantities.

a1823 J. Ewart Jrnl. Stay Cape Good Hope (1970) ii. 13 Snoek, a long oily fish which being caught in great quantities and consequently cheap, forms the principal food of the slaves.

1833 Graham's Town Jrnl. (S. Afr.) 14 Feb. 3 Phosphorescent glimmerings of a decayed Snoek.

1853 L. Pappe Synopsis Edible Fishes Cape Good Hope 24 Thyrsites Atun. Cuv. and Val. (Snook; Snoek).

1872 F. W. Hutton & J. Hector Fishes N. Zealand at Thyrsites Atun This is, I believe, the fish called snook in Cape Colony.

1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 436 In New Zealand it is called ‘barracuda’ or ‘snoek’.

1889 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 25 50 The unhappy snoek-eaters wander about like so many grown children afflicted with mumps.

1897 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Matabele Campaign i. 9 Old Cape Town just the same as ever... Malays and snoek fish everywhere.

1910 D. Fairbridge That which hath Been vi. 72 An old Malay fisherman, carrying his baskets of snoek.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Apr. 301/2 The snoek..is not a pike..but a distant cousin of the mackerel.

1946 L. G. Green So Few are Free iv. 57 Snoek are caught by each boat's crew at the rate of a thousand to three thousand a day.

1963 S. Cooper in M. Sissons & P. French Age of Austerity 51 In October 1947..the hungry British first heard the word ‘snoek’. Ten million tins of it from South Africa were to replace Portuguese sardines.

1974 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. X. 28/1 The snoek is also an important food fish in Australia.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

snoekv.

Brit.

/snʊk/,

/snuːk/, U.S.

/snʊk/,

/snuk/, South African English

/snʊk/

Etymology: < snoek n.

South African.

intransitive. To fish for snoek.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > fish for type of fish [verb (intransitive)] > for others

sharking1860

shad1863

sprat1863

hake1868

drum-fish1879

cod1881

snoek1913

1913 W. W. Thompson Sea Fisheries Cape Colony ii. 50 It is a pretty sight to watch a fleet of fishing boats snoeking under sail.

1959 Cape Times 5 May 2/7 While snoeking at St. Helena Bay, John Mentor..found a dead black sea-duiker.

Derivatives

ˈsnoeker n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > for others

shadder1630

smelter1845

grayling angler1847

haker1856

sharker1885

snoeker1959

1959 Cape Times 5 May 2/7 (heading) Snoeker found ringed bird.

ˈsnoeking n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for other fish

grayling fishing1704

sun fishery1782

drum fishing1818

jack fishing1820

bluefishing1838

drumming1849

snappering1870

stingareeing1871

barbelling1876

swordfishing1879

pollacking1886

weakfishing1888

snoeking1937

1937 L. G. Green Great Afr. Mysteries xii. 137 The total catch by all the snoeking vessels often amounts to a million fish.

1950 Cape Argus 28 Oct. (Mag.) 3 Fishermen declare that China snoek are caught after the ordinary snoeking season is over.

1952 L. G. Green Lords of Last Frontier xxi. 299 Snoeking, a trade that has prospered here for forty years, keeps a grand fleet of small craft in commission.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	snoek
释义	snoekn. Brit. /snʊk/, /snuːk/, U.S. /snʊk/, /snuk/, South African English /snʊk/ Forms: Also snook. Etymology: < Dutch snoek pike: compare snook n.² A snake mackerel, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidæ, a large marine food fish found in large shoals in colder parts of Southern Hemisphere oceans. Cf. barracuda n. Also attributive and in other combinations. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Trichiuroidei > [noun] > member of family Gemplyidae (snoek) snoek1797 China snoek1950 1797 A. Barnard Jrnl. in A. W. C. Lindsay Lives of Lindsays (1849) 388 The fish called snook..when salted and dried, was one of the best fish at the Cape. 1804 J. Barrow Acc. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–98 II. 300 Two kinds of fish, the Hottentot and the Snook, are split open, salted, and dried in the sun in large quantities. a1823 J. Ewart Jrnl. Stay Cape Good Hope (1970) ii. 13 Snoek, a long oily fish which being caught in great quantities and consequently cheap, forms the principal food of the slaves. 1833 Graham's Town Jrnl. (S. Afr.) 14 Feb. 3 Phosphorescent glimmerings of a decayed Snoek. 1853 L. Pappe Synopsis Edible Fishes Cape Good Hope 24 Thyrsites Atun. Cuv. and Val. (Snook; Snoek). 1872 F. W. Hutton & J. Hector Fishes N. Zealand at Thyrsites Atun This is, I believe, the fish called snook in Cape Colony. 1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 436 In New Zealand it is called ‘barracuda’ or ‘snoek’. 1889 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 25 50 The unhappy snoek-eaters wander about like so many grown children afflicted with mumps. 1897 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Matabele Campaign i. 9 Old Cape Town just the same as ever... Malays and snoek fish everywhere. 1910 D. Fairbridge That which hath Been vi. 72 An old Malay fisherman, carrying his baskets of snoek. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Apr. 301/2 The snoek..is not a pike..but a distant cousin of the mackerel. 1946 L. G. Green So Few are Free iv. 57 Snoek are caught by each boat's crew at the rate of a thousand to three thousand a day. 1963 S. Cooper in M. Sissons & P. French Age of Austerity 51 In October 1947..the hungry British first heard the word ‘snoek’. Ten million tins of it from South Africa were to replace Portuguese sardines. 1974 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. X. 28/1 The snoek is also an important food fish in Australia. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022). snoekv. Brit. /snʊk/, /snuːk/, U.S. /snʊk/, /snuk/, South African English /snʊk/ Etymology: < snoek n. South African. intransitive. To fish for snoek. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > fish for type of fish [verb (intransitive)] > for others sharking1860 shad1863 sprat1863 hake1868 drum-fish1879 cod1881 snoek1913 1913 W. W. Thompson Sea Fisheries Cape Colony ii. 50 It is a pretty sight to watch a fleet of fishing boats snoeking under sail. 1959 Cape Times 5 May 2/7 While snoeking at St. Helena Bay, John Mentor..found a dead black sea-duiker. Derivatives ˈsnoeker n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > for others shadder1630 smelter1845 grayling angler1847 haker1856 sharker1885 snoeker1959 1959 Cape Times 5 May 2/7 (heading) Snoeker found ringed bird. ˈsnoeking n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for other fish grayling fishing1704 sun fishery1782 drum fishing1818 jack fishing1820 bluefishing1838 drumming1849 snappering1870 stingareeing1871 barbelling1876 swordfishing1879 pollacking1886 weakfishing1888 snoeking1937 1937 L. G. Green Great Afr. Mysteries xii. 137 The total catch by all the snoeking vessels often amounts to a million fish. 1950 Cape Argus 28 Oct. (Mag.) 3 Fishermen declare that China snoek are caught after the ordinary snoeking season is over. 1952 L. G. Green Lords of Last Frontier xxi. 299 Snoeking, a trade that has prospered here for forty years, keeps a grand fleet of small craft in commission. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1797v.1913
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