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silversides

[sil-ver-sahydz]
noun, plural sil·ver·sides.
  1. any of several small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side, as Menidia menidia, inhabiting the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
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Also silverside.

Origin of silversides

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; silver + side1 + -s3

silverside

[sil-ver-sahyd]
noun
  1. Chiefly British. a rump roast of beef, especially one taken from the crown of the rump.
  2. silversides.
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Origin of silverside

First recorded in 1810–20; silver + side1
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Historical Examples of silversides

  • In Perdido Bay I have found fresh-water minnows and silversides living together with marine gobies and salt-water eels.

    A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)

    David Starr Jordan

British Dictionary definitions for silversides

silverside

noun
  1. British and NZ a coarse cut of beef below the aitchbone and above the leg
  2. Also called: silversides any small marine or freshwater teleost fish of the family Atherinidae, related to the grey mullets: includes the jacksmelt
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