Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A name given to the salmon by the half-breeds of British Columbia.
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- noun Plural form of
cohoe .
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Examples
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When September days brought the cohoes in full force along with cooler nights and a great burst of rain that drowned the forest fires and cleared away the enshrouding smoke, leaving only the pleasant haze of autumn, the Folly Bay purse-seine boats went out to work.
Poor Man's Rock Bertrand W. Sinclair 1926
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"He's figuring on making out a season's pack with cohoes, humps, and dog salmon," Stubby told MacRae at the Crow Harbor cannery.
Poor Man's Rock Bertrand W. Sinclair 1926
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The purse seiners hunted the schooling salmon, the cohoes and humps.
Poor Man's Rock Bertrand W. Sinclair 1926
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During interviews in cohoes for alleged acts committed there, police say he disclosed that he abused his young victim in Troy.
wnyt.com - Capital Region News, Weather and Sports from NEWSCHANNEL 13 2010
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