SNOOK

I. noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Dutch snoek pike, ~ Date: 1697 a large vigorous bony fish ( Centropomus undecimalis of the family Centropomidae) of coastal and brackish waters that is an important food and sport fish, any of various marine fishes of the same family as the ~, II. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1791 a gesture of derision made by thumbing the nose