jackfish

[ jak-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) jack·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) jack·fish·es.

1. any of several pikes, especially the northern pike.
2. the sauger.

jackfish

/ ˈdʒækˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. the pike fish, esp when small

Word History and Origins

Origin of jackfish¹

First recorded in 1735–45; jack ¹ + fish

Example Sentences

Jackfish proved to be a picturesque hamlet of log huts, clustering on a rocky point of land that jutted into the lake.

From Project Gutenberg

We hear the note of the ruby-crowned kinglet (regulus calendula) which some one says sounds like "Chappie, chappie, jackfish."

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These earn a precarious livelihood by fishing for whitefish and jackfish principally in the summer.

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