bream
bream is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Zoöl) An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is an American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish called?
- What is a marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream called?
- What is to clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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