mossbunker
[ maws-buhng-ker, mos- ]
/ ˈmɔsˌbʌŋ kər, ˈmɒs- /
noun
the menhaden.
Words nearby mossbunker
moss stitch, moss-grown, mossad, mossadegh, mossback, mossbunker, mossi, mossie, mosso, mossoró, mosstrooper
Origin of mossbunker
1785–95, Americanism; < Dutch marsbanker
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British Dictionary definitions for mossbunker
Word Origin for mossbunker
C18: from Dutch marsbanker scad, horse-mackerel
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