long-nose en · NOUN
Meanings
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The needlefish, garfish.
I liked the long-nose better. The English are funny about the long-nose; or orfi, as we call it. They say it is poison because it got green bones.
1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| long-noses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |