(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:33:52

Coal"fish` (?), n. [Named from the dark color of the back.] Zool. (a)

The pollock; -- called also, coalsey, colemie, colmey, coal whiting, etc. See Pollock.

(b)

The beshow or candlefish of Alaska.

(c)

The cobia.

 

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