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squeteague
[ skwee-teeg ]
squeteague
/ skwɪˈtiːɡ /
noun
- any of various sciaenid food fishes of the genus Cynoscion , esp C. regalis , of the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean
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Word History and Origins
Origin of squeteague1
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805; from southeastern New England Algonquian, originally plural (compare obsolete English dialect chickwit, squit, etc., from singular of the same word, cognate with Mohegan (English spelling) cheegut )
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Origin of squeteague1
C19: from Narraganset pesukwiteag , literally: they give glue; so called because glue is made from them
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