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[king-fish] / ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃ /




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At one of them, Cornelius Carrington, from the Freedom Fish House. fillets a kingfish with the speed and dexterity of a man who has spent many years with a fish knife in his hands.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024

The website for the charter boat says customers can catch swordfish, bass and kingfish: “Charter fishing for the serious angler,” it says.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2022

“If the currents are right, we might see huge schools of horse-eye jacks, snappers, kingfish, tuna,” Navidad continued.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2021

Expect to reach the limit on kingfish using flying fish or squid.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2019

Scale and clean two large kingfish, and boil in salted and acidulated water, with a bunch of parsley, a slice each of carrot and onion, and a pinch of powdered sweet herbs.

From How to Cook Fish by Myrtle Reed

A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; Ð also improperly called whiting.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

Here are plenty of water-rail, blue kingfishes, and metallic dragon-flies, the latter skimming over the still water, daintily touching the surface now and again.

From The Pearl of India by Maturin Murray Ballou




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