fish flake
noun
a platform for drying fish.
Origin of fish flake
1An Americanism dating back to 1760–70
Words Nearby fish flake
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How to use fish flake in a sentence
To own an extensive fish-flake was, in that neighborhood, a sure sign of being well to do in the world.
Time passed on, and Chloe went her rounds, from house-service to the field, and from field-service to the fish-flake.
Then the bridegroom was ordered to go to ploughing, and the bride was sent to the fish-flake.
British Dictionary definitions for fish flake
fish flake
noun
Canadian a platform on which fish are dried
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