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Webster 1913 Edition


Minnow

Min′now

,
Noun.
[OE.
menow
, cf. AS.
myne
; also OE.
menuse
, OF.
menuise
small fish; akin to E.
minish
,
minute
.]
[Written also
minow
.]
1.
(Zool.)
A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish (
Phoxinus laevis
, formerly
Leuciscus phoxinus
); sometimes applied also to the young of larger kinds; – called also
minim
and
minny
. The name is also applied to several allied American species, of the genera
Phoxinus
,
Notropis
, or
Minnilus
, and
Rhinichthys
.
2.
(Zool.)
Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus
Fundulus
, and related genera. They live both in fresh and in salt water. Called also
killifish
,
minny
, and
mummichog
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Minnow

MIN'NOW


Definition 2024


minnow

minnow

English

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Noun

minnow (plural minnows)

  1. A small freshwater fish of the carp family.
  2. More generally, any small fish.
  3. (soccer) A low-level team, in comparison to their opponents.
    • 2011 January 29, Chris Bevan, “Torquay 0 - 1 Crawley Town”, in BBC:
      Having spent more than £500,000 on players last summer, Crawley can hardly be classed as minnows but they have still punched way above their weight and this kind of performance means no-one will relish pulling them out of the hat in Sunday's draw.

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Verb

minnow (third-person singular simple present minnows, present participle minnowing, simple past and past participle minnowed)

  1. (fishing) to fish minnows
  2. (fishing) to fish (especially trout) using a minnow as bait

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