sheefish

[ shee-fish ]

noun

, plural shee·fish·es, (especially collectively) shee·fish.

1. inconnu ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheefish¹

First recorded in 1785–95; shee (from a Subarctic Athabascan language; compare Eastern Kutchin ṣyuh ) + fish

Example Sentences

John spent the week hunting moose, while fishermen returned with whitefish and sheefish for the families.

From Washington Times

John spent the week hunting moose, while fishermen returned with whitefish and sheefish for the families.

From Seattle Times

On the first Monday of each month, a long buffet table stretched across the nursing home’s dining hall with bubbling caribou soup, raw whale blubber, baked salmon and sheefish, wild berry desserts, and a bowl of seal oil—the quintessential Inupiat condiment and all-purpose dip.

From Slate

Commack said fish, especially sheefish and salmon, can compose up to 75 percent of the community’s diet when land harvests are poor.

From Washington Times