silver bass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of silver bass
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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It nicks that Horace Silver bass line from the beginning of Rikki Don't Lose That Number.
From The Guardian
Now in the excitement of the moment that bass no doubt felt like a whale to the great man, and as it neared the surface, after the manner of its kind, it of course looked as long as a pickerel; then, too; the measly fish was probably a silver bass, and once in the boat shrunk a quarter of an inch, just to get the eminent gold Democrat in trouble.
From Project Gutenberg
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