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Definition of Skegger
1. n. The parr.
Definition of Skegger
1. a young salmon [n -S]
Medical Definition of Skegger
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Skegger
Literary usage of Skegger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Angler: Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation by Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton, Henry George Bohn (1889)
"They are, I have no doubt, young salmon of the second year, a fish now never
caught in the Thames ; for if the skegger was a distinct fish, why should it ..."
2. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction by Reuben Percy, John Timbs (1834)
"I do not think there is a single skegger amongst them. ... The trout which Walton
describes as the samlet, or skegger, is the small brandling trout of the ..."
3. The British Angler's Manual: Or, The Art of Angling in England, Scotland by Thomas Christopher Hofland (1848)
"The list of flies for this fish is given in the preceding article. SALMON-PINK,
BRANDLING, PAR, OR skegger.* This brilliant little fish is the smallest of ..."
4. The British Angler's Manual: Or, The Art of Angling in England, Scotland by Thomas Christopher Hofland (1848)
"The list of flies for this fish is given in the preceding article. SALMON-PINK,
BRANDLING, PAR, OR skegger.* This brilliant little fish is the smallest of ..."
5. The British Angler's Manual: Or, The Art of Angling in England, Scotland by Thomas Christopher Hofland (1848)
"The list of flies for this fish is given in the preceding article. SALMON-PINK,
BRANDLING, PAR, OR skegger.* This brilliant little fish is the smallest of ..."
6. The British Angler's Manual: Or, The Art of Angling in England, Scotland by Thomas Christopher Hofland (1848)
"SALMON-PINK, BRANDLING, PAR, OR skegger.* This brilliant little fish is the
smallest of the salmonidés, and is only found in rivers frequented by salmon ..."
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