coalfish

[ kohl-fish ]

noun,plural coal·fish·es, (especially collectively) coal·fish.
  1. a sablefish.

  2. a pollack.

Origin of coalfish

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; coal + fish

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British Dictionary definitions for coalfish

coalfish

/ (ˈkəʊlˌfɪʃ) /


nounplural -fish or -fishes
  1. a dark-coloured gadoid food fish, Pollachius virens, occurring in northern seas: Also called (Brit): saithe, coley

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