cutlassfish, frost fish, hairtail
(noun) long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hairtail (plural hairtails)
Any of a number of species of marine fishes of the family Trichiuridae, long, band-like, with a slender, pointed tail.
• (fish in family Trichiuridae): bladefish.
Source: Wiktionary
Hair"tail`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; esp., T. lepterus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also bladefish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
