witfish

English

Etymology

From Dutch witvis.

Noun

witfish (plural witfishes or witfish)

1. (obsolete) The ladyfish.
2. (obsolete) Alternative form of whitefish.

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “witfish”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “witfish”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “witfish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.