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lun⋅ker

[luhng-ker]
–noun
1. something unusually large for its kind.
2. Angling. a very large game fish, esp. a bass.

Origin:
1910–15; lunk- (see lunkhead ) + -er 1
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lunk·er   (lŭng'kər)   
n.   Informal
Something, especially a game fish, that is large for its kind.

[Origin unknown.]
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