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pin⋅fish

  [pin-fish]
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–noun, plural -fish⋅es, (especially collectively) -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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pin·fish   (pĭn'fĭsh')   
n.   pl. pinfish or pin·fish·es
A small, spiny-finned fish (Lagodon rhomboides) found along the southeast coast of the United States.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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