hogchoker
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Trinectes maculatus, a small flatfish found along the coast of parts of North AmericaTrinectes maculatus, a small flatfish found along the coast of parts of North America.
Meaning
1 sensesTrinectes maculatus, a small flatfish found along the coast of parts of North America.
More definitions
- useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama
Origin
Said to be from hog + choker, because the scaly fish could get stuck in the throats of pigSaid to be from hog + choker, because the scaly fish could get stuck in the throats of pigs when fed to them.
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