smooth hound

noun

any of several small sharks of the genus Mustelus, esp M. mustelus, a species of North Atlantic coastal regions: family Triakidae See also dogfish

C17: from hound ( fish ); so called because it has no dorsal spines

There with club and spear dog-fish and smooth-hound would be done to death amid shouts and excitement.

A northern name for the Squalus galeus, or smooth hound-fish.

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