chub mackerel
noun
a small mackerel, Scomber japonicus, of Atlantic and Pacific seas and parts of the Indian Ocean.
Origin of chub mackerel
1An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
- Also called tinker.
Words Nearby chub mackerel
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How to use chub mackerel in a sentence
The chub mackerel, the smallest of the Scombridæ family, approaches very closely the true mackerel of the East.
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