burgall
(ˈbɜːgɔːl)
[Cf. bergle.]
(See quot.)
| 1860 Bartlett Dict. Amer., Burgall (Ctenolabrus ceruleus), a small fish very common in New York..The usual length is about six inches..Other names..are Nibbler, from its nibbling off the bait when thrown for other fishes, Blue Perch and Conner. |