rock hind

noun

1. a small, orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus adscensionis, inhabiting warm seas from North Carolina to Brazil, especially in the West Indies, and fished as food.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rock hind¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

"Cass tol' me ef I met up with ye, to say 'at she'd leave suthin' fer ye to eat on the big rock 'hind the holly tree at the head o' the fall."

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