garfish

American  

[gahr-fish] / ˈgɑrˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

garfish,

plural

garfishes

1. gar.

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garfish British  

/ ˈɡɑːˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. another name for garpike

2. an elongated European marine teleost fish, Belone belone, with long toothed jaws: related to the flying fishes

3. any of various marine or estuarine fish with a long needle-like lower jaw

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Etymology

Origin of garfish

1400–50; late Middle English; compare Old English gār spear

Example Sentences

So when he hawked a bloody loogie, spit it into the swampy water and a garfish leaped up and ate it, I decided I had had enough.

From Los Angeles Times

The fossilized skull of a giant predatory fish from Kansas is valued at $20,000, while a fossil garfish is valued at $18,000.

From Washington Times

We made garfish egg patties and deep-fried whitebait in fine polenta.

From The Guardian

I was hooked on SecondLine Arts and Antiques the moment I spotted the necklace of raccoon vertebrae and beaded garfish scales.

From Washington Post

They looked like garfish or brilliant white light.

From Literature