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coalsey
ˈcoalsey A name given in some localities to the coal-fish, in others to its fry. [Sey or sye is given by Jamieson as = coal-fish; cf. ]1836 Yarrell Brit. Fishes (1841) II. 251 At Newcastle the fry are called Coalsey; and, when 12 inches long, Poodlers. 1838 Proc. Berw. Nat. Club I. No. vi. 173 Coal-...
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coley
▪ I. coley, n. (ˈkəʊlɪ) [Perh. a contraction of coal-fish n. (see -y6), or f. coalsey n.] = coal-fish n.1969 A. Wheeler Fishes Brit. Isles & N.-W. Europe 274 (heading) Saithe (Coalfish; Coley) Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Gadus virens). 1972 Which? May 135/1 Saithe..may be called coal fish, c...
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