chain pickerel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chain pickerel
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Example Sentences
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The chain pickerel is a member of the pike family.
From Washington Times
Case in point: In the first and best essay in this collection, he vividly introduces the latest thing-you-didn’t-know-you-cared-about: the chain pickerel, a fish with a “culinary quality … in inverse proportion to its size.”
From New York Times
Four Hole Swamp - No eating mudfish, largemouth bass or chain pickerel.
From Washington Times
Anglers can expect to catch yellow perch and chain pickerel.
From Seattle Times
Instead, he sneaked away to Mason Creek and taught himself to catch smallmouth bass, chain pickerel and sunfish.
From Washington Times
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