marsbanker

marsbanker
mars(e)banker, -bunker
var. ff. mossbunker.

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  • mossbunker — /maws bung keuhr, mos /, n. the menhaden. [1785 95, Amer.; < D marsbanker] * * * …   Universalium

  • mossbunker — moss•bunk•er [[t]ˈmɔsˌbʌŋ kər, ˈmɒs [/t]] n. ich menhaden • Etymology: 1785–95, amer.; < D marsbanker, of obscure orig …   From formal English to slang

  • mossbunker — ☆ mossbunker [môs′buŋ΄kər ] n. [altered < Du marsbanker < ?] MENHADEN …   English World dictionary

  • moss|bunk|er — «MS BUHNG kuhr, MOS », noun. U.S. Dialect. the menhaden. ╂[American English, probably < Dutch marsbanker, earlier masbank] …   Useful english dictionary

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