Definition of Swordfishes

1. Noun. (plural of swordfish) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Swordfishes

1. swordfish [n] - See also: swordfish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swordfishes

swordbearing
swordbelt
swordbelts
swordbill
swordbills
swordcraft
sworde
sworded
sworder
sworders
swordfight
swordfighter
swordfighters
swordfights
swordfish
swordfishes (current term)
swording
swordless
swordlike
swordmaker
swordmakers
swordmaking
swordman
swordmen
swordplay
swordplayer
swordplayers

Literary usage of Swordfishes

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

1. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"It has been ascertained by actual observation that swordfishes procure their food by ... The cause which excites swordfishes to such attacks is unknown; ..."

2. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"THE swordfishes — Family With this small and well-defined family, all the members of which attain very large dimensions, we come to our first ..."

3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"... which often fastens on swordfishes. ... Fishing for swordfishes ; the act or practice of taking ..."

4. Outdoor Heritage by Harold Child Bryant (1919)
"Apparently no fishes that roam the sea are more difficult to manage after they are hooked than the swordfishes. Any angler who attempts the sport fur- ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"It has been ascertained by actual observation that swordfishes procure their food by ... The cause which excites swordfishes to such attacks is unknown; ..."

6. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"THE swordfishes — Family With this small and well-defined family, all the members of which attain very large dimensions, we come to our first ..."

7. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"... which often fastens on swordfishes. ... Fishing for swordfishes ; the act or practice of taking ..."

8. Outdoor Heritage by Harold Child Bryant (1919)
"Apparently no fishes that roam the sea are more difficult to manage after they are hooked than the swordfishes. Any angler who attempts the sport fur- ..."

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