Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
gudgeon .
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Examples
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Out of the lagoon of Pyrrha all the fishes swim in winter-time, except the sea-gudgeon; they swim out owing to the cold, for the narrow waters are colder than the outer sea, and on the return of the early summer they all swim back again.
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The sea-gudgeon also fattens in the rivers, and, as a rule, countries abounding in lagoons furnish unusually excellent fish.
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Amongst the rocks on which the building of the restaurant stand are tanks, and in these swim fish, large and small, the fine lazy _dorades_ and the lively little sea-gudgeon.
The Gourmet's Guide to Europe Algernon Bastard 1885
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"Are you going to the harbour again to catch sea-gudgeon?" asked the zoologist.
The Duel and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882
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He was never at a loss, however, and he christened them sea-gudgeon.
Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel George Manville Fenn 1870
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"And whereas all the other things, whether beast or vessel, that enter into the dreadful gulf of this monster's (whale's) mouth, are immediately lost and swallowed up, the sea-gudgeon retires into it in great security, and there sleeps."
Moby Dick, or, the whale Herman Melville 1855
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"And whereas all the other things, whether beast or vessel, that enter into the dreadful gulf of this monster's (whale's) mouth, are immediately lost and swallowed up, the sea-gudgeon retires into it in great security, and there sleeps."
Moby Dick: or, the White Whale Herman Melville 1855
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"And whereas all the other things, whether beast or vessel, that enter into the dreadful gulf of this monster's (whale's) mouth, are immediately lost and swallowed up, the sea-gudgeon retires into it in great security, and there sleeps."
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“And whereas all the other things, whether beast or vessel, that enter into the dreadful gulf of this monster's (whale's) mouth, are immediately lost and swallowed up, the sea-gudgeon retires into it in great security, and there sleeps.”
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