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Definition of Swordfishes
1. swordfish [n] - See also: swordfish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swordfishes
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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