Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A killifish.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
killifish .
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Examples
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On the Hackensack marshes to-day trenches are cut to let the water out of the tidal pools; while in low-lying areas, which cannot be thus drained, the central lowest spot is selected, a barrel is sunk at this spot, and four or five "killie" fish are placed in it.
Preventable Diseases Woods Hutchinson 1896
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The last thing it tasted was a killie fish, dying on a hook.
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He wrote: Just stopped 2 folk going in the vodaphone shop in killie.
The Guardian World News Paul Lewis 2010
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He wrote: Just stopped 2 folk going in the vodaphone shop in killie.
The Guardian World News Paul Lewis 2010
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