Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A bullhead, especially Ameiurus nebulosus of eastern North America.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as horned pout (which see, under pout).

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) See Horned pout, under horned.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Alternative of horned pout

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun catfish common in eastern United States

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  • It's a fish.

    January 1, 2012

  • "He had two deep folds in his cheeks running from his nostrils past his mouth and the long tuft of black beard on his chin was tied into three little tails like the barbels of a cranky hornpout."

    The Luck Uglies by Paul Durham, p 141

    January 9, 2017

  • I see a which see!

    January 30, 2024

  • Good one! Thanks, bilby.

    February 1, 2024