carps

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No different than some of these guys in the middle of our lineup, the Carps and Smoaks.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2011

And some have been so curious as to say, the tenth of April is a fatal day for Carps.

From The Compleat Angler by Walton, Izaak

Walpurga was sitting at her distaff and telling the prince in the cradle the story of the King of the Carps, who swims about at the bottom of the lake.

From On the Heights A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold

In June and July, Carps shew themselves on the very rim of the Water, then Fish with a Lob-worm, as you would with a Natural Fly.

From The School of Recreation (1696 edition) Or a Guide to the Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Riding, Racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline, The Science of Defence by Howlett, Robert

These likewise may be put about stew'd Carps, Tench, or roasted Jacks, by way of Garnish, with scraped Horse-Radish, and pickled Barberries.

From The Country Housewife and Lady's Director in the Management of a House, and the Delights and Profits of a Farm by Bradley, Richard