blueback salmon

[ bloo-bak ]

Origin of blueback salmon

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First recorded in 1525–35

Words Nearby blueback salmon

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How to use blueback salmon in a sentence

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

    Poor Man's Rock | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • "I'm trying to figure a way of getting some of those blueback salmon," Abbott said crisply.

    Poor Man's Rock | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • He knew all about Jack MacRae's operations, the wide swath he was cutting in the matter of blueback salmon.

    Poor Man's Rock | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • You have been, and are now, paying more for blueback salmon than any buyer on the Gulf.

    Poor Man's Rock | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • The way of the blueback salmon might have furnished a theme for Solomon.

    Poor Man's Rock | Bertrand W. Sinclair