skipjacks
- plural of skipjack.
Example Sentences
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They passed through the military gates, along a dirt road and onto the shore of a little cove, next to one of America’s deepest harbors, where skipjacks flipped out of the aquamarine water.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
Standing at the shores of the little bay, Roy pointed out the skipjacks, still flipping.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
They cranked rap to buoy spirits as they fished with 5-pound skipjacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2019
This sail-powered oystering boat is part of a rapidly dissolving fleet; with only 23 still in the water, he says, a mere six skipjacks continue to oyster.
From Washington Post
I saw also some bonetas, and some skipjacks, a fish about 8 inches long, broad, and sizable, not much unlike a roach; which our seamen call so from their leaping about.
From A Voyage to New Holland by Dampier, William
