blueback salmon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blueback salmon
First recorded in 1525–35
Example Sentences
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"I'm trying to figure a way of getting some of those blueback salmon," Abbott said crisply.
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Running heavier cargoes at less cost he raised the price to the fishermen as succeeding runs of blueback salmon were made up of larger, heavier fish.
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The way of the blueback salmon might have furnished a theme for Solomon.
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He knew all about Jack MacRae's operations, the wide swath he was cutting in the matter of blueback salmon.
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Stubby wanted to get in on the blueback salmon run again.
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