white salmon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of white salmon
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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There’s white salmon ragu and English peas in the center, and the fried rice pyramid is served over a tart Meyer lemon sauce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2016
One day he drove an open car on an exploring trip past Puget Sound inlets, where white salmon trollers and log booms lay moored.
From Time Magazine Archive
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And the caviare, the cheese, and the white salmon were eaten by the two dark gentlemen and the fat actor.
From The Wife, and other stories by Constance Garnett
On the other hand, it is conceivable that Virginia boats caught "white salmon" in the Atlantic Ocean.
From The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia by James Wharton
And he was delighted as he looked at his parcel, in which there was caviare, cheese, and white salmon.
From The Wife, and other stories by Constance Garnett
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