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Definition of Goldeye
1. Noun. A North American freshwater fish of the mooneye family, ''Hiodon alosoides'', usually eaten smoked. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Goldeye
1. a freshwater fish [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goldeye
Literary usage of Goldeye
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mooswa: & Others of the Boundaries by William Alexander Fraser (1900)
"Now you know everything, go and catch a goldeye for your supper. ... Not to be
compared to a goldeye or Dore," objected Mink; " they 're too soft and flabby ..."
2. Conservation Assessment for Inland Cutthroat Trout: Distribution, Status and edited by Donald A. Duff (1998)
"These fish referred to as 'shad' may have been goldeye or even possibly freshwater
drum. Mrs. Bond also said that her father indicated that trout were ..."
3. Sessional Papers by Canada Parliament (1917)
"The ordinary fur-bearing animals, such as mink, otters, beavers, etc., are very
scarce. Whitefish, jackfish, goldeye, pickerel, and perch are found in lake ..."
4. Hudson's Bay: Or, Every-day Life in the Wilds of North America, During Six by Robert Michael Ballantyne (1859)
"Suddenly his rod, stout as it was, bent with the immense muscular force applied
to it, and a small goldeye, about three or ..."
5. Lands, Fisheries and Game, Minerals, 1911 by Canada Commission of Conservation (1911)
"Tullibee, goldeye or jackfish licenses: Fee, $5. Length of net allowed, 1500 yards.
Minimum size of mesh, 4 inches. FALL FISHING.—Gill-nets are allowed from ..."
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