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rockfish
[ rok-fish ]
noun
, plural (especially collectively) rock·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) rock·fish·es.
- any of various fishes found among rocks.
- any of the North Pacific and Atlantic marine fishes of the genus Sebastes.
rockfish
/ ˈrɒkˌfɪʃ /
noun
- any of various fishes that live among rocks, esp scorpaenid fishes of the genus Sebastodes and related genera, such as S. caurinus ( copper rockfish ) of North American Pacific coastal waters
- any of several coarse fishes when used as food, esp the dogfish or wolffish Formerly calledrock salmon
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For cutting a road from Rockfish gap to Scott's and Nicholas's landing, 400.
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You make the south side of the mountain near Rockfish Gap, one thousand seven hundred and twenty-two feet above Woods.
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He ax' de po' buckrah whar he got de mule, en de po' buckrah say his brer raise' de mule down on Rockfish Creek.
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Great schools of herrings come in first; shads of a great bigness and the rockfish follow them.
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We had an elegant dinner; beef and greens, roast pig, fine boiled rockfish.
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