saithe

[ seyth, seyth ]

noun

, Ichthyology.

, plural saithe.

1. pollock.

saithe

/ seɪθ /

noun

1. another name for coalfish

Word History and Origins

Origin of saithe¹

1625–35; Scots dial. < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse seithr, Icelandic seith

Word History and Origins

Origin of saithe¹

C19: from Old Norse seithr coalfish; compare Gaelic saigh, saighean coalfish, Irish saoidhean young of fish

Example Sentences

But over the forthcoming decades these species would "gradually be replaced by more abundant communities" of saithe, hake and whiting, the scientists said.

From BBC

They said that from 1985 to 2013 the population of saithe and hake had increased four-fold off Scotland's west coast.

From BBC

"Cod are a third of the way back - haddock better, and saithe even better than that," Dr Frank told me.

From BBC

Instead, Auguste's upscale clientele dine on mise en bouches like goujonettes of megrim rolled in mint leaf and crispy brick pastry, spoons of delicate, hazelnut oil-livened conger eel tartare, followed by shrimp and galanga ginger consommé with silky cuttlefish slices and saithe fillet poached in coconut milk and lime.

From Time

Researchers from University College Dublin found that 25% of randomly sampled "cod" or "haddock" belonged to an entirely different species, with the most common substitutes being pollack, whiting or saithe.

From The Guardian