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saithe

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /seɪð/
  • /seɪθ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪð
  • rhymes with -eɪθ

1

noun

Meaning 1

The pollock or coalfish or coley (Pollachius virens).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Old Norse seiðr; compare Norwegian sei and Swedish and Danish sej.