white salmon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of white salmon
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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There’s white salmon ragu and English peas in the center, and the fried rice pyramid is served over a tart Meyer lemon sauce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2016
One day he drove an open car on an exploring trip past Puget Sound inlets, where white salmon trollers and log booms lay moored.
From Time Magazine Archive
An attempt was made to can and sell them as white salmon, but without success; though recently a market has been found in Japan, whither they are sent in the dried form.
From Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina by Lambert, Thomas Wilson
On the other hand, it is conceivable that Virginia boats caught "white salmon" in the Atlantic Ocean.
From The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia by Wharton, James
And the caviare, the cheese, and the white salmon were eaten by the two dark gentlemen and the fat actor.
From The Wife, and other stories by Garnett, Constance
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