Meaning of weakfish in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈwikˌfɪʃ/

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  1. Noun

    weakfish

    Etymology

    late 18th century: from obsolete Dutch weekvisch, from week‘soft’ + visch‘fish’

    Definitions

    1. lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States
  2. 2. food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out