saithe

saithe
noun (plural saithe) Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse seithr coalfish Date: 1632 pollack 1

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  • Saithe — Saithe, n. [Gael. saoidheam.] (Zo[ o]l.) The pollock, or coalfish; called also {sillock}. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • saithe — /sayth, saydh/, n., pl. saithe. Ichthyol. pollock. [1625 35; Scots dial. < Scand; cf. ON seithr, Icel seith] * * * …   Universalium

  • saithe — amerikinis polakas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Pollachius virens angl. American pollack; coalfish; green cod; saithe rus. сайда ryšiai: platesnis terminas – ledjūrio polakai …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • saithe — bait, such as chopped limpets, cast into the sea to attract fish (Scottish dialect) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • saithe — noun The pollack …   Wiktionary

  • saithe — [seɪθ] noun a North Atlantic food fish of the cod family. [Pollachius virens.] Origin C16: from ON seithr …   English new terms dictionary

  • saithe — /seɪθ/ (say sayth) noun → coalfish. {Scottish, from Old Norse seithr, Norwegian seid} …  

  • saithe — сайда …   English-Russian travelling dictionary

  • saithe — n. Sc. a codlike fish, Pollachius virens, with skin that soils fingers like wet coal. Also called COALFISH, COLEY, POLLACK. Etymology: ON seithr …   Useful english dictionary

  • sillock — Saithe Saithe, n. [Gael. saoidheam.] (Zo[ o]l.) The pollock, or coalfish; called also {sillock}. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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