单词 | Taunton turkey |
释义 | Taunton turkey U.S.|ˈtɔːntən ˈtɜːkɪ| The name of Taunton, Massachusetts, used attrib. to designate the ale-wife, Pomodorus pseudoharengus, a fish resembling a herring found in marine or fresh water in eastern North America; = ale-wife2.
1851A. Allin Home Ballads 18 ‘Taunton turkeys’ are so thick, We sell them by the rod! 1950Chicago Tribune 17 Jan. 14/3 In Massachusetts..the spring herring is known as ‘Taunton turkey’. |

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