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Definition: FORKBEARD

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat head; -- also called tadpole fish, and lesser forked beard.[Websters]
2. The European forked hake or hake's-dame (Phycis blennoides); -- also called great forked beard.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Forkbeard" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: FORKBEARD

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat head; -- also called tadpole fish, and lesser forked beard.[Websters]
2. The European forked hake or hake's-dame (Phycis blennoides); -- also called great forked beard.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "FORKBEARD" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)