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chain pickerel
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Chain pickerel
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chain pickerel
noun
See under
pickerel
(
def 1
)
.
Origin:
1900–05,
Americanism
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pick·er·el
/
ˈpɪk
ər
əl, ˈpɪk
rəl
/
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[
pik
-er-
uh
l,
pik
-r
uh
l
]
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noun,
plural
(
especially collectively
)
pick·er·el
(
especially referring to two or more kinds or species
)
pick·er·els.
1.
any of several small species of pike, as
Esox niger
(chain pickerel)
and
E. americanus americanus
(redfin pickerel)
of eastern North America.
2.
the walleye or pikeperch,
Stizostedion vitreum.
3.
British
.
a young pike.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
pickerel.
See
pike
1
,
-erel
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World English Dictionary
pickerel
(ˈpɪkərəl, ˈpɪkrəl)
—
n
,
pl
-el
,
-els
any of several North American freshwater game fishes, such as
Esox americanus
and
E. niger:
family
Esocidae
(pikes, walleye, etc)
[C14: a small pike; diminutive of
pike
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
pickerel
1388, dim. of pike "fish" (see
pike
(3)). The -erel suffix was borrowed from O.Fr. -erelle, which sometimes has a derogatory sense (cf. dogerel, wastrel, etc.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Chain pickerel
, on the other hand are relatively rare.
The
chain pickerel
fishery is limited in terms of overall abundance, but favors
a decent size structure.
The pond offers excellent fishing for yellow perch and
chain pickerel
.
Catch rates for
chain pickerel
have been high though large fish are uncommon.
One of the largest surprises of the survey came in the way of the
chain pickerel
.
Chain pickerel
and white perch are abundant and offer good action for winter and summer anglers.
The sample revealed a fair number of
chain pickerel
along the shoreline.
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