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Definition of Hornbeak
1. n. A fish. See Hornfish.
Definition of Hornbeak
1. Noun. The hornfish. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hornbeak
1. the garfish [n -S] - See also: garfish
Medical Definition of Hornbeak
1. A fish. See Hornfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hornbeak
Literary usage of Hornbeak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The constable of the Tower by William Harrison Ainsworth (1861)
"That reminds me that one of the most daring pirates that ever infested these
northern seas, Captain Nicholas hornbeak, has lately been captured. ..."
2. First Aid Dentistry by Edward P. R. Ryan (1914)
"Extraction of lower molars with a hornbeak forceps. FIG. 67.—Position of hand,
gripping hornbeak forceps for lower molar, side view of thumb between handles ..."
3. Committee on Woman Suffrage (1914)
"The Alabama gentleman in Congress, who spoke here this morning, when he dwelt
upon the habits of the hornbeak bird, the male mosquito, and the sun and the ..."
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