- sailor's-choice
- noun Date: 1850 any of several small grunts of the Western Atlantic: as a. pinfish b. pigfish
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sailor's-choice — [sā′lərz chois′] n. pl. sailor s choice any of several food fishes of the W Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; specif., a small grunt (Haemulon parrai) … English World dictionary
Sailor's choice — Sailor Sail or, n. One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman. [1913 Webster] Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sailor's-choice — noun 1. a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico • Syn: ↑sailors choice, ↑Haemulon parra • Hypernyms: ↑grunt • Member Holonyms: ↑Haemulon, ↑genus Haemulon 2 … Useful english dictionary
sailor's-choice — /say leuhrz choys /, n., pl. sailor s choice. any of several fishes living in waters along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., esp. a pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides, ranging from Massachusetts to Texas, and a grunt, Haemulon parrai, ranging from Florida … Universalium
sailor's-choice — sail′or s choice′ n. pl. choice any of several fishes living in waters along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., esp. a pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides, and a grunt Haemulon parrai[/ex] Etymology: 1840–50, Amer … From formal English to slang
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