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Meaning of 'frostfish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Frostfish [ n.]
- The tomcod; -- so called because it is abundant on the New England coast in autumn at about the commencement of frost. See Tomcod.
- The smelt.
- A name applied in New Zealand to the scabbard fish (Lepidotus) valued as a food fish.

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