willies
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He also picked out three jars of bean soup, bamboo shoots, fish killies with their heads still on, and a lot of other delicious items.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
She put ricotta cheese on crackers, frogs’ legs on crackers, bamboo shoots on crackers, and fish killies, still with their heads, on crackers.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
Schools of darting killies hurried this way and that frantically seeking an avenue into the deeper places where puddles would afford them a haven during the lowest ebb.
From Pee-Wee Harris Adrift by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese
Any pond or stream will furnish fish that are beautiful or interesting to watch, e.g., killies, sunfish, cat-fish, carp, shiners, blacknosed dace, minnows--the mud minnow that seems to stand on his tail--darters, etc.
From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America
For catching "kellies" or "killies," bait the trap with crushed clams or salt-water mussels and for fresh water shiners use mincemeat or bread crumbs and do not spill any bait outside of the trap.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
