Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The flat-headed or mud catfish, Leptops olivaris, a large fish of the United States interior waters, attaining a weight of 75 pounds.

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  • noun A thin strip of food, usually fish or chicken.
  • noun A mudcat.

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  • noun large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw

Etymologies

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From French goujon ("dowel, pin")

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From French goujon ("gudgeon (fish)")

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Examples

  • They always caught some fish, and often they made excellent catches of the dace-like fish that were called goujon.

    A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway 1992

  • They always caught some fish, and often they made excellent catches of the dace-like fish that were called goujon.

    A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway 1992

  • They always caught some fish, and often they made excellent catches of the dace-like fish that were called goujon.

    A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway 1992

  • They always caught some fish, and often they made excellent catches of the dace-like fish that were called goujon.

    A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway 1992

  • They always caught some fish, and often they made excellent catches of the dace-like fish that were called goujon.

    A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway 1992

  • They always caught some fish, and often they made excellent catches of the dace-like fish that were called goujon.

    A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway 1992

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  • It's a fish.

    January 1, 2012