pinfish

[pin-fish]

pin·fish

[pin-fish]
noun, plural pin·fish·es, (especially collectively) pin·fish.
a small fish, Lagodon rhomboides, of the porgy family, inhabiting bays of the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S.

Origin:
1875–80, Americanism; pin + fish
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Pinfish is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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pinfish (ˈpɪnˌfɪʃ)
 
n , pl -fish, -fishes
Also called: sailor's choice a small porgy, Lagodon rhomboides, occurring off the SE North American coast of the Atlantic
 
[so named because it has spines]

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