What does "bream" mean?
Bream: (Zoöl) An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish.
Additional senses
- 2.(Zoöl) A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream.
- 3.To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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