tenpounder

[ ten-poun-der ]

noun

1. ladyfish.
2. the machete, Elops affinis, a common food fish of warm seas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tenpounder¹

1685–95; ten pound(s) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

My dear Doctor, I send the Tenpounder, may it reach you in safety!

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