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Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A fish: same as rockling. See Motella.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Prov. Eng., Prov. Eng. A small British fish (Motella argenteola) of the Cod family.
  • noun Prov. Eng. A pike, so called at Moray Firth; -- called also gead.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Any of various fish of the cod family found in British waters; especially those of the genera Gadus and Motella.
  • noun UK, dialect, obsolete A pike.

Etymologies

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Compare cod ("kind of fish").

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Examples

  • One of my colleagues asks me, Kate ou pa vle gade rad?

    Archive 2008-04-01 Kate Fleurange 2008

  • `Trying hard' is already counted in your gade in the daily homework, which is graded on the basis of effort rather than on correctness.

    Students I have met this quarter. Angry Professor 2006

  • It's on the border of Bloten, but I think the ogres who live there are just some kind of rene-gade band.

    Emperor of Ansalon Niles, Douglas 1993

  • Die Staatspresident wens Genl Malan en sy gade wat hom deurgaans getrou bygestaan het, 'n aangename en welverdiende rustyd toe.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1993

  • Our Bri = gade consists of the 11th, 36th, 44th and 47th Ohio Regiments and Simmons '

    Letter to Henry A. Bitner 1862

  • Rene gade, because having at first resisted the arbitrary power of Charles the First, he afterwards became so obnoxious to the people by his own exercise of arbitrary power that he was impeached of high treason and executed.

    The American Union Speaker 1852

  • ` ` That would be difficult for me, '' said Edie, looking at the gold which he still held in his hand, ` ` that would be e'en difficult, since your honour has gien me such gade cause to remember it. ''

    The Antiquary 1845

  • "That would be difficult for me," said Edie, looking at the gold which he still held in his hand, "that would be e'en difficult, since your honour has gien me such gade cause to remember it."

    The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801

  • "That would be difficult for me," said Edie, looking at the gold which he still held in his hand, "that would be e'en difficult, since your honour has gien me such gade cause to remember it."

    The Antiquary — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801

  • Today, with the Hindutva bri-gade in full cry, such a dialogue in a modern play would probably cause a riot and be banned.

    Latest Articles 2010

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