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单词 saithe
释义

Definition of saithe in English:

saithe

noun seɪθseɪð
  • A commercially valuable food fish of the cod family, which occurs in the North Atlantic.

    Pollachius virens, family Gadidae

    Also called coalfish, coley, pollack
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For a Norwegian combined fishing and whaling vessel, typically 65 feet in length, this means passing the seasons catching saithe, herring, cod and minke whales.
    • Moving into deeper waters in the fjords you'll encounter shoals of mackerel, saithe and juvenile cod, and on the high-energy sites there are walls of orange dead man's fingers, plumose and dahlia anemones.
    • When prompted on the delicate question of feeding, Matt informed me that the sharks were fed saithe, a local white fish, three times a week and given extra vitamins.
    • Young saithe, where available, are highly esteemed, e.g. ‘breaded’ with oatmeal and fried, as in Shetland.
    • All I could remember was heady days hauling in saithe, sea bass and mackerel by the barrowload.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Old Norse seithr.

 
 

Definition of saithe in US English:

saithe

nounseɪðsāT͟H
  • another term for pollock (sense 1)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Moving into deeper waters in the fjords you'll encounter shoals of mackerel, saithe and juvenile cod, and on the high-energy sites there are walls of orange dead man's fingers, plumose and dahlia anemones.
    • All I could remember was heady days hauling in saithe, sea bass and mackerel by the barrowload.
    • Young saithe, where available, are highly esteemed, e.g. ‘breaded’ with oatmeal and fried, as in Shetland.
    • For a Norwegian combined fishing and whaling vessel, typically 65 feet in length, this means passing the seasons catching saithe, herring, cod and minke whales.
    • When prompted on the delicate question of feeding, Matt informed me that the sharks were fed saithe, a local white fish, three times a week and given extra vitamins.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Old Norse seithr.

 
 
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