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And deeply troubled, then the horn-fish played, 370
Andreas: The Legend of St. Andrew Robert Kilburn Root 1913
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The _occow_, or river perch, termed also horn-fish, piccarel, or doré, is common, but is not so much esteemed as the attihhawmeg.
Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1 John Franklin 1816
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The occuw, or river perch, termed also horn-fish, piccarel, or dore, is common, but is not so much esteemed as the attihhawmeg.
The Journey to the Polar Sea John Franklin 1816
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A storm is introduced and described with great vigor; we see the circling gull and the darting horn-fish; we hear the creaking of the ropes and the roaring of the waves. [
Andreas: The Legend of St. Andrew Robert Kilburn Root 1913
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