- sque|teague
- sque|teague «skwee TEEG», noun, plural -teague.1. the weakfish of the Atlantic coast.2. any one of certain other related fishes.╂[American English < the Algonkian (Narraganset) name]
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sque — sque·teague; sque·tee; … English syllables
teague — sque·teague; chin·co·teague; … English syllables
squeteague — sque·teague … English syllables
squeteague — sque•teague [[t]skwiˈtig[/t]] n. pl. teagues, (esp. collectively) teague. ich an Atlantic croaker Cynoscion regalis[/ex] • Etymology: 1795–1805, amer.; < southeastern New England Algonquian … From formal English to slang
chickwit — squeteague sque*teague (skw[ e]*t[=e]g ), n. [From the North American Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) An American sci[ae]noid fish ({Cynoscion regalis}), abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It is of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cynoscion nebulosus — squeteague sque*teague (skw[ e]*t[=e]g ), n. [From the North American Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) An American sci[ae]noid fish ({Cynoscion regalis}), abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It is of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cynoscion regalis — squeteague sque*teague (skw[ e]*t[=e]g ), n. [From the North American Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) An American sci[ae]noid fish ({Cynoscion regalis}), abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It is of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea salmon — squeteague sque*teague (skw[ e]*t[=e]g ), n. [From the North American Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) An American sci[ae]noid fish ({Cynoscion regalis}), abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It is of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea trout — squeteague sque*teague (skw[ e]*t[=e]g ), n. [From the North American Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) An American sci[ae]noid fish ({Cynoscion regalis}), abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It is of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea trout — squeteague sque*teague (skw[ e]*t[=e]g ), n. [From the North American Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) An American sci[ae]noid fish ({Cynoscion regalis}), abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It is of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
