greenfish
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The term "greenfish" is unknown among Virginia Tidewater fishermen.
From The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia by Wharton, James
They made several hauls and got good fish, viz: three drum, one of them large, trouts, greenfish, etc....
From The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia by Wharton, James
Got about sixty greenfish and a few other sorts.
From The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia by Wharton, James
There "greenfish" is applied to the bluefish, of which there were and are at times plenty in the Rappahannock river.
From The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia by Wharton, James
But these are very few: "greenfish," "maid," "wife," and "frogfish" perhaps, all of which, however, are well-known in England.
From The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia by Wharton, James
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