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pinfish

[pin-fish]
noun, plural pin·fish·es, (especially collectively) pin·fish.
  1. a small fish, Lagodon rhomboides, of the porgy family, inhabiting bays of the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S.
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Origin of pinfish

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; pin + fish
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British Dictionary definitions for pinfish

pinfish

noun plural -fish or -fishes
  1. a small porgy, Lagodon rhomboides, occurring off the SE North American coast of the AtlanticAlso called: sailor's choice
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Word Origin

so named because it has spines
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