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ten-pounder

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ten⋅pound⋅er

[ten-poun-der]
–noun
1. ladyfish.
2. the machete, Elops affinis, a common food fish of warm seas.

Origin:
1685–95; ten pound(s) + -er 1

la⋅dy⋅fish

[ley-dee-fish]
–noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
a game fish, Elops saurus, of warm seas, closely related to but smaller than the tarpon.
Also called tenpounder.


Origin:
1705–15; lady + fish
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