GAFF-TOPSAIL CATFISH

Meaning of GAFF-TOPSAIL CATFISH in English

/gaf'top"sayl', -seuhl/

a sea catfish, Bagre marinus, occurring in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico from Cape Cod to Panama, and having the spine of the dorsal fin greatly prolonged and flattened. Also, gafftopsail catfish .

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GAFF-TOPSAIL CATFISH — noun : a sea catfish ( Bagre marina syn. Felichthys felis ) of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAFF-TOPSAIL CATFISH — морской вымпельный сом (Bagre marinus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GAFF-TOPSAIL CATFISH — морской вымпельный сом ( Bagre marinus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
TOPSAIL — also tops'l noun Date: 14th century the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast in a square-rigged ship, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATFISH — noun Date: 1612 any of an order (Siluriformes) of chiefly freshwater stout-bodied scaleless bony fishes having long tactile barbels
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATFISH — Any of about 2,500 species of scale-less, mostly freshwater, fishes (order Siluriformes) related to carp and minnows and named for …
Английский словарь Британика
GAFF — I. ˈgaf, -ȧf noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably of imitative origin chiefly Scotland : a loud laugh : guffaw …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOPSAIL — ˈtäpsəl ( usu naut ), -pˌsāl noun also tops'l ˈtäpsəl ( -s ) Etymology: topsail from Middle English topseil, topsail, …
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CATFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from the catlike appearance of the head : any of the numerous fishes comprising the …
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TOPSAIL — (n.) In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast. This sail is the one …
Английский словарь Webster
GAFF — (v. t.) To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff …
Английский словарь Webster
CATFISH — (n.) A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); …
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TOPSAIL — ( n. ) In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast. This sail is …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GAFF — ( v. t. ) To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CATFISH — ( n. ) A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOPSAIL — /top"sayl'/ ; Naut. /top"seuhl/ , n. Naut. a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the …
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GAFF — gaff 1 /gaf/ , n. 1. an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish. 2. the spur on …
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CATFISH — /kat"fish'/ , n. pl. ( esp. collectively ) catfish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species …
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TOPSAIL — n. upper sail of a sailing ship
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CATFISH — n. any of a number of freshwater fish having whiskers around the mouth and no scales
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GAFF — I. ˈgaf noun Etymology: French gaffe, from Occitan gaf Date: circa 1656 1. a. : a spear or spearhead for …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOPSAIL — noun also top·s'l -səl Date: 14th century 1. : the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CATFISH — noun Date: 1612 : any of an order (Siluriformes) of chiefly freshwater stout-bodied scaleless bony fishes having long tactile barbels
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOPSAIL — noun in a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast. this sail is the one …
Webster English vocab
GAFF — noun ·same·as gaffle, 1. 2. gaff ·noun the spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended. …
Webster English vocab
CATFISH — noun a name given in the united states to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (amiurus natalis); …
Webster English vocab
TOPSAIL — [ 'tɒpseɪl , -s(ə)l ] ■ noun 1》 a sail set on a ship's topmast. 2》 a fore-and-aft sail set …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CATFISH — ■ noun ( plural same or ~es ) a freshwater or marine fish with whisker-like barbels round the mouth, typically …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOPSAIL — [top.sail] also top.s'l n (14c) 1: the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast in a square-rigged ship …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAFF — [gaff] n [F gaffe, fr. Prov gaf] (ca. 1656) 1 a: a spear or spearhead for taking fish or turtles …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CATFISH — [cat.fish] n (1612): any of an order (Siluriformes) of chiefly freshwater stout-bodied scaleless bony fishes having long tactile barbels
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CATFISH — any of the fishes of the order Siluriformes. Catfishes are related to the characins, carp, and minnows (order Cypriniformes) and …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOPSAIL — topsail BrE AmE ˈtɒp seɪ ə l -s ə l AmE \ ˈtɑːp- —naut -s ə l ▷ topsail|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GAFF — gaff BrE AmE ɡæf ▷ gaffed ɡæft ▷ gaffing ˈɡæf ɪŋ ▷ gaffs ɡæfs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CATFISH — catfish BrE AmE ˈkæt fɪʃ ▷ catfish|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOPSAIL — / ˈtɒpseɪl; ˈtɒːpsl; NAmE ˈtɑːpseɪl; ˈtɑːpsl/ noun [ usually sing. ] the sail attached to the upper part of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATFISH — / ˈkætfɪʃ; NAmE / noun ( pl. cat·fish ) a large fish with long stiff hairs, like a cat's whiskers …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAFF — gaff /ɡæf/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: gaffe , from Provençal gaf ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CATFISH — cat ‧ fish /ˈkætˌfɪʃ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural catfish ) [uncountable and countable] a type of fish that has …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOPSAIL — n. a square sail next above the lowest fore-and-aft sail on a gaff.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAFF — n. Brit. sl. øblow the gaff let out a plot or secret. [19th c., = nonsense: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAFF — n. & v. --n. 1 a a stick with an iron hook for landing large fish. b a barbed fishing-spear. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CATFISH — n. any of various esp. freshwater fish, usu. having whisker-like barbels round the mouth.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOPSAIL — n. a square sail next above the lowest fore-and-aft sail on a gaff.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAFF — n. Brit. sl. blow the gaff let out a plot or secret. [ 19th c., = nonsense: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAFF — n. & v. n. 1 a a stick with an iron hook for landing large fish. b a barbed fishing-spear. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CATFISH — n. any of various esp. freshwater fish, usu. having whisker-like barbels round the mouth.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOPSAIL — n. a square sail next above the lowest fore-and-aft sail on a gaff.
Oxford English vocab
GAFF — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a stick with an iron hook for landing large fish. b a barbed …
Oxford English vocab
CATFISH — n. any of various esp. freshwater fish, usu. having whisker-like barbels round the mouth.
Oxford English vocab
GAFF — ( gaffs) 1. On a boat, a gaff is a pole which is attached to a mast in order to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATFISH — ( catfish) Catfish are a type of fish that have long thin spines around their mouths. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATFISH — (~) Catfish are a type of fish that have long thin spines around their mouths. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GAFF — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Even with the gaff in it, it took another hour to drag the fish into …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CATFISH — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A while back, I wrote about my experience of keeping some of the newer catfish …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CATFISH — [noun] [C] - an edible fish with a flat head and long hairs around its mouth which lives in rivers …
Cambridge English vocab
CATFISH — n. Any of about 2,500 species of scale-less, mostly freshwater, fishes (order Siluriformes) related to carp and minnows and named …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GAFF — See: STAND THE GAFF.
Slang English vocab
GAFF — A fair. The drop coves maced the joskins at the gaff; the ring-droppers cheated the countryman at the fair.
Slang English vocab
CATFISH — n. 1. Horn-pout, mud-pout, bull-head ( Pimelodus cattus ). 2. Wolf-fish ( Anarrhicas lupus ).
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CATFISH — A fish found in freshwater rivers and has long feelers around its mouth. Often used as food.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
TOPSAIL — сущ.; мор. марсель (морское) топсель; марсель topsail мор. марсель
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAFF — багор; острога стальная шпора бойцового петуха (морское) гафель > to stand the * стойко выносить, выдерживать (что-л.) багрить (рыбу) (разговорное) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOPSAIL — Марсель
Американский Англо-Русский словарь

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