tin fish
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tin fish
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Little by little, each class of troutlets learned to stay as far as possible from the tin fish hanging inside the ring.
From Time Magazine Archive
Out of the darkness darted a flotilla of speedy, 679-ton torpedo boats, charging in close to loose a shoal of their tin fish.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the pursuing U.S. destroyer Duncan nimble fingers adjusted a torpedo director, sent a tin fish on its way.
From Time Magazine Archive
A submarine needed only 15 seconds to let go with a "tin fish."
From Time Magazine Archive
Fish and tin fish: Crunch and Des strike back.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1971 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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