hogchoker

hogchoker
/hawg"choh'keuhr, hog"-/, n.
a sole, Trinectes maculatus, found in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and south to Panama.
[1850-55, Amer.; so called to indicate that the fish is worthless, even as food for hogs]

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      North American fish, a species of sole (q.v.).

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  • Achirus lineatus — Hogchoker Hog chok er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An American sole ({Achirus lineatus} syn. {Achirus achirus}), related to the European sole, but of no market value. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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