fish flake

noun

a platform for drying fish.

Origin of fish flake

An Americanism dating back to 1760–70

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Historical Examples of fish flake

Time passed on, and Chloe went her rounds, from house-service to the field, and from field-service to the fish-flake.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866
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Then the bridegroom was ordered to go to ploughing, and the bride was sent to the fish-flake.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866
Various

British Dictionary definitions for fish flake

fish flake

noun

Canadian a platform on which fish are dried

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