rock salmon

noun

British (formerly) any of several coarse fishes when used as food, esp the dogfish or wolffish: now called rockfish or catfish

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rockshaft
rock-shelter
rocks in one's head, have
rock snake

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How to use rock salmon in a sentence

It seemed to blame the catfish personally for not being a rock salmon.
The Bonadventure | Edmund Blunden
Rock-salmon, like palpitating carnation petals, lay there wriggling their soft vermilion and gasping frantically for breath.
Mayflower (Flor de mayo) | Vicente Blasco Ibez

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