squeteague

American

[skwee-teeg] / skwiˈtig /

noun

PLURAL

squeteagues

PLURAL

squeteague

weakfish.

squeteague British

/ skwɪˈtiːɡ /

noun

any of various sciaenid food fishes of the genus Cynoscion , esp C. regalis , of the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean

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Etymology

Origin of squeteague

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805; from southeastern New England Algonquian, originally plural (compare obsolete English dialect chickwit, squit, etc., from singular of the same word, cognate with Mohegan (English spelling) cheegut )

Example Sentences

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Among the most important are cod, haddock, hake, halibut, Flounder, herring, bluefish, mackeral, weakfish or squeteague, mullet, snapper, drum, and rock fishes.

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I rigged a line for Miss Margie, and she soon brought into the boat without help, which she would not allow any one to give, a sea-trout, similar to the squeteague or weakfish, but not the same thing.

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Cousin Phineas brought us more squeteague than we can eat.

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