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Definition of Thornbacks
1. thornback [n] - See also: thornback
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thornbacks
Literary usage of Thornbacks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Young Humphry Davy: The Making of an Experimental Chemist by June Z. Fullmer (2000)
"He concluded this series of experiments by trying to determine how long fishes (a
small flounder, two large thornbacks, two ordinary ..."
2. Selections from the Household Books of the Lord William Howard of Naworth by William Howard, George Ornsby (1878)
"2 thornbacks, ij8. jd. Shrimps, ijd. ... His paines, vjd. 2 samons, v". iiij'1.
2 thornbacks, and flounders, ..."
3. Young Humphry Davy: The Making of an Experimental Chemist by June Z. Fullmer (2000)
"He concluded this series of experiments by trying to determine how long fishes (a
small flounder, two large thornbacks, two ordinary ..."
4. The Resources of the Sea, as Shown in the Scientific Experiments to Test the by William Carmichael McIntosh (1899)
"Grey skate had disappeared from the returns, while thornbacks had increased to
fully 4 per haul. A total of 9 soles were captured, and 1 John Dory, ..."
5. The Resources of the Sea, as Shown in the Scientific Experiments to Test the by William Carmichael McIntosh (1899)
"Grey skate had disappeared from the returns, while thornbacks had increased to
fully 4 per haul. ..."
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