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tench

[ tench ]

noun

, plural tench·es, (especially collectively) tench.
  1. a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.


tench

/ tɛntʃ /

noun

  1. a European freshwater cyprinid game fish, Tinca tinca, having a thickset dark greenish body with a barbel at each side of the mouth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tench1

1350–1400; Middle English tenche < Middle French, Old French < Late Latin tinca
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tench1

C14: from Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca
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Example Sentences

Carp and tench are exceedingly shy fish and both prefer muddy and weedy ponds to a clear running stream.

Watkin Tench, Capt. Lieutenant, as a soldier for one tour more of three years.

And Dorion mentions river tench also, in his book on Fishes.

An excursion into the country had been undertaken this month by Captain Tench and some other officers.

Here are countless frogs, and fish--tench; also a boat that belongs to the man who rents the fishing.

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