| 单词 |
graveling |
| 释义 |
graveling|ˈgrævəlɪŋ| Also 9 gravelin, gravelling. [Of obscure origin; OF. had gravele as the name of some fish, perh. the minnow.] The parr or young salmon.
1587Harrison Descr. Eng. iii. iii. in Holinshed Chron. 224 A salmon is the first yeare a grauellin. 1744Anc. & Pres. State County Down 235 A delicate small Fish..called ..in some Parts a Graveling. 1776Twiss Tour Irel. 97 Roach, lamprey, and jenkins or graveling, which is a species of small trout. 1836Yarrell Brit. Fishes II. 50 The Parr, or Samlet. The terms Brandling, Fingerling, Skirling, Gravelling..&c...referring either to some quality or habit observed in other species. 1861Act 24 & 25 Vict. c. 109 §4 All migratory fish of the genus salmon, whether known by the names..gravelling, shed, scad..or by any other local name. |
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