Definition of Sockeyes

1. Noun. (plural of sockeye) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sockeyes

1. sockeye [n] - See also: sockeye

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sockeyes

sockeroo
sockeroos
socket
socket joint
socket wrench
socket wrenches
socketed
socketing
socketless
socketlike
sockets
sockette
sockettes
sockeye
sockeye salmon
sockeyes (current term)
sockful
sockfuls
sockhop
sockhops
socking
sockless
socklessness
socklike
sockmaker
sockmakers
sockman
sockmen
socko
sockpuppet

Literary usage of Sockeyes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sessional Papers by Canada Parliament (1890)
"SIR,—In regard to "sockeyes" salmon running up the Coquitlam River: I have lived here, and have fished in the Coquitlam River for the last eight years, ..."

2. Compiled from the Year Book of British Columbia and Manual of Provincial by R. Edward Gosnell (1897)
"The cohoes are a less prized variety, but running later are utilized very often to make up a pack, if the run of sockeyes should not be sufficient. ..."

3. Alaska Fisheries: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on by Committee on Fisheries, United States, Senate, Congress (1912)
"Well, I have seen exceptionally small sockeyes. I have seen sockeyes as small as 2 pounds, but they seemed to be exceptional. The CHAIRMAN. ..."

4. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"The heavy biennial run of sockeyes and humpbacks was due. They purchased supplies sufficient for the packing of two million cases, got their gear ready, ..."

5. Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska by Lynn Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"In Bristol Bay alone, there are 10-20 million sockeyes caught every year. Most of them are caught with gill nets, which are a small step up from the drift ..."

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