n. (Naut.) A hitch by which a rope may be temporarily shortened. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ So called because of the fancied resemblance of its head and front teeth to those of a sheep. ] (Zool.) A large and valuable sparoid food fish (Archosargus probatocephalus syn. Diplodus probatocephalus) found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It often weighs from ten to twelve pounds. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The name is also locally, in a loose way, applied to various other fishes, as the butterfish, the fresh-water drumfish, the parrot fish, the porgy, and the moonfish. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. A split of a sheepskin; one of the thin sections made by splitting a sheepskin with a cutting knife or machine. [ 1913 Webster ]