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muttonfish

[ muht-n-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) mut·ton·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) mut·ton·fish·es.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of muttonfish1

1725–35, Americanism; mutton 1 + fish, so called for its muttonlike taste

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