blueback salmon

American  

[bloo-bak] / ˈbluˌbæk /

noun

1. sockeye salmon.

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Etymology

Origin of blueback salmon

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

Stubby wanted to get in on the blueback salmon run again.

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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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For three seasons," said he, "Gower has bought blueback salmon the first month of the season for twenty-five cents or less—fish that run three to four pounds.

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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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