snoek
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of snoek
First recorded in 1790–1800; from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch snoec “pike, northern pike”
Example Sentences
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When the migratory snoek moved away for months, only returning a few weeks ago, he said he earned nothing.
From US News ● May 23, 2015
While the snoek was away, John Mostert said he caught whatever he could in his three-man boat named "Viper."
From US News ● May 23, 2015
The fishing spines are that of the most eaten fish here in the Cape, named snoek.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2012
But the dictionary defined snoek as a form of barracuda, and Strachey's press conference broke up under the firm impression that snoek was a maritime menace.
From Time Magazine Archive
“The fact of the matter is that the Malay vote is a power just here, and it would be about as easy to uproot Table Mountain itself as the diabolical snoek trumpet under discussion.”
From John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising by Mitford, Bertram
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