Mackerel
['mæk(ə)r(ə)l] or ['mækrəl]
Definition
(noun.) any of various fishes of the family Scombridae.
(noun.) flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish.
Editor: Stu--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A pimp; also, a bawd.
(n.) Any species of the genus Scomber, and of several related genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food.
Editor: Margie
Examples
- Smoked herring and salted mackerel are chemically preserved foods, but they are none the less safe and digestible. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In this moon the sardine boats will be outfitting and the mackerel will have gone north. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Checker: Mollie