calico bass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of calico bass
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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She and her husband, Bob, had spent the day on the water, cooked a calico bass she had caught, and gone to bed.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2019
They cooked a calico bass Shirley had caught and went to bed.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2019
Fish vary by season but can include white sea bass, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, rockfish, calico bass, halibut and dorado.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2015
Fish vary by season but can include yellowtail, white sea bass, calico bass, barracuda, sheephead and halibut.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2015
He finally produced for us, out of his box, a three-pound fish,—white perch, calico bass, and catfish formed his stock in trade,—but, before handing it over, demanded the requisite fifteen cents.
From Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo by Thwaites, Reuben Gold
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