brook trout

noun

1. Also called speckled trout. a common trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, of eastern North America.
2. brown trout.

brook trout

noun

1. a North American freshwater trout, Salvelinus fontinalis , introduced in Europe and valued as a food and game fish Also calledspeckled trout

Word History and Origins

Origin of brook trout¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

Although a bold biter, the brook trout is wary, and usually requires all the skill of an experienced fisherman to capture it.

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The great attraction, however, of this region is the brook trout, with which the streams and lakes abound.

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The streams, he informed me, were well supplied with large minnows, by which I afterwards ascertained he meant the brook trout.

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He is built something like the brook-trout, except for a much sharper head and wider fins and tail.

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The morning ride and the thought of a dinner of brook trout on the mountain had sharpened the appetites of the lovers.

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