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oolakan
‖ oolakan, -chan (ˈuːləkən) Also ou-; olachen, oolaghan, oolichan, ulichan; and eulachon. [f. Chinook ûlakân. Var. eulachon.] The candle-fish (Thaleichthys pacificus) of north-western America (see candle n. 7). Also attrib., as oolakan oil; oolakan rake, an implement used for raking these fish into ...
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eulachon
eulachon (ˈjuːləkɒn) Also ulikon, ulicon, ulken; and oolakan, -chan, etc. [ad. Chinook jargon ulâkân.] A small fish of the northwestern parts of North America, ascending the rivers in immense numbers to spawn; the candle-fish.1807 P. Gass Jrnl. 187 In the afternoon some of the natives came to visit ...
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fathom
▪ I. fathom, n. (ˈfæðəm) Forms: 1 fæðm, fædm, 2–4 fedme, 4 feþme, fademe, 3 fadim, (fadum, fathum, south. veðme), 4–5 fadme, 4–6 fadom(e, 5–6 fadam(e, fathem, (Sc. fadowme, fawdom(e, 5 fadmen, fadym, south. vathym, veth(e)ym, 6 faddam, feddom, Sc. faldom, faudom, south. vadome), 6 fatham(e, 6–7 fath...
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