chain pickerel

noun

1. pickerel1

Word History and Origins

Origin of chain pickerel¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Example Sentences

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