tench

[ tench ]

/ tɛntʃ /

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noun, plural tench·es, (especially collectively) tench.

a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.

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Origin of tench

1350–1400; Middle English tenche<Middle French, Old French <Late Latin tinca

Words nearby tench

tenantry, tenants association, tenants' charter, Tencel, ten-cent store, tench, ten code, Ten Commandments, tend, tendance, tendency

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How to use tench in a sentence

Carp and tench are exceedingly shy fish and both prefer muddy and weedy ponds to a clear running stream.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2|Various
Watkin Tench, Capt. Lieutenant, as a soldier for one tour more of three years.
The Voyage Of Governor Phillip To Botany Bay|Arthur Phillip
And Dorion mentions river tench also, in his book on Fishes.
The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athenus|Athenus
An excursion into the country had been undertaken this month by Captain Tench and some other officers.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1|David Collins

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

British Dictionary definitions for tench

tench

/ (tɛntʃ) /

noun

a European freshwater cyprinid game fish, Tinca tinca, having a thickset dark greenish body with a barbel at each side of the mouth

Word Origin for tench

C14: from Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca

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