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Definition of Holibuts
1. holibut [n] - See also: holibut
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holibuts
Literary usage of Holibuts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1809)
"On April ii, 1776, were taken in one tide, by one coble, 37 cods, 36 lings, 45
holibuts, 3 turbots, ..."
2. A History of British Fishes by William Yarrell (1841)
"... and Dr. Storer mentions that large quantities are brought to Boston market.
In our Northern seas, holibuts weighing near five hundred ..."
3. The History of Greenland: Including an Account of the Mission Carried on by by David Cranz (1820)
"The Norwegian holibuts are said to be so large, that a single one when salted
cannot be contained' in a barrel: they have a smooth skin, white below, ..."
4. The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of Sweden and Norway: With an Account of the by Llewelyn Lloyd (1867)
"... that during the preceding year holibuts had in two several instances gorged
the lead with which soundings are taken. One of the fish escaped, ..."
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