gorebill

English

Etymology

From Middle English gore, gare (“spear”) + bill. More at gar.

Noun

gorebill (plural gorebills)

(UK, dialect, archaic) The garfish.

References

“gorebill”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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