blueback salmon

[ bloo-bak ]

noun

1. sockeye salmon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blueback salmon¹

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

In the spring, when life takes on a new prompting, the blueback salmon shows first in the Gulf.

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"I'm trying to figure a way of getting some of those blueback salmon," Abbott said crisply.

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He knew all about Jack MacRae's operations, the wide swath he was cutting in the matter of blueback salmon.

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You have been, and are now, paying more for blueback salmon than any buyer on the Gulf.

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The way of the blueback salmon might have furnished a theme for Solomon.

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