tin fish
nounSlang.
a torpedo.
Origin of tin fish
1First recorded in 1915–20
Words Nearby tin fish
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How to use tin fish in a sentence
“I jumped up on the tubes again to follow our little tin fish on its swim,” he resumed.
Sea-Hounds | Lewis R. FreemanHe had scooped a hole in the sand, lined it with clay, filled it with sea-water, and stocked it with his shining tin fish.
"Now Fritz can use his tin-fish as often as he likes," he thought gleefully.
The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge | Percy F. WestermanAnd that's no Bullsheveki, fur you know derie when one of them tin fish strikes a transport, yer jest as well let your voice fall.
Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie | Barney Stone"Oh, easily," said Conyers, as he raised his eyes to where the little tin fish hung glittering above him.
Barrington | Charles James Lever
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