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Webster 1913 Edition


Madrague


Maˊdrague′

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Noun.
[R.]
A large fish pound used for the capture of the tunny in the Mediterranean; also applied to the seines used for the same purpose.

Definition 2024


madrague

madrague

English

Noun

madrague (plural madragues)

  1. (fishing) A large fish pound used for the capture of tuna in the Mediterranean, now a forbidden practice in places.

References

  • madrague in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913