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Meaning of 'bream' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bream [ n.]
- A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
- An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish.
- A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream.
2 . Bream [ v. t.]
- To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping.

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