squeteague
[ skwee-teeg ]
/ skwiˈtig /
noun, plural sque·teagues, (especially collectively) sque·teague.
an Atlantic food fish, Cynoscion regalis, of the croaker family.
any of several other Atlantic fishes of the same genus; sea trout.
Words nearby squeteague
squeezebox, squeezed joint, squeezy, squeg, squelch, squeteague, squib, squib kick, squibb, squid, squidgy
Origin of squeteague
1795–1805, Americanism; < southeastern New England Algonquian, orig. plural (compare obsolete E dial. chickwit, squit, etc. < singular of the same word, cognate with Mohegan (E spelling) cheegut)
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British Dictionary definitions for squeteague
squeteague
/ (skwɪˈtiːɡ) /
noun plural -teague or -teagues
any of various sciaenid food fishes of the genus Cynoscion, esp C. regalis, of the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean
Word Origin for squeteague
C19: from Narraganset pesukwiteag, literally: they give glue; so called because glue is made from them
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