Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Something, especially a game fish, that is large for its kind.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
luncart .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US Anything, especially a game
fish , that is especiallylarge for its type; awhopper .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"We have to be able to determine if a fish that comes out of a lake as a lunker is a fish that we put in there," he said.
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"We have to be able to determine if a fish that comes out of a lake as a lunker is a fish that we put in there," he said.
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"We have to be able to determine if a fish that comes out of a lake as a lunker is a fish that we put in there," he said.
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"We have to be able to determine if a fish that comes out of a lake as a lunker is a fish that we put in there," he said.
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This water I covered faithfully with as little success as before, and when I had finished, crawled out upon the apron of the dam, and saw, directly underneath, eighteen or twenty trout, ranging from six inches in length to one old "lunker" over twenty.
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Each person added another $1 each for a prize for the "lunker," or heaviest fish.
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The duo also tied for the "lunker" prize as both boated a three-pound bass.
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And along the US border there are a couple of 'famous' lakes that are producers of lunker 'Florida-type' bass, but that's another story.
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Saying that, you do stand a better chance of landing a lunker bass in “mid-day” hours but fishing in the morning is almost certain to be action packed …
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Saying that, you do stand a better chance of landing a lunker bass in “mid-day” hours but fishing in the morning is almost certain to be action packed …
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