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Definition of Mackerel shad

1. Noun. Small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mackerel Shad

Literary usage of Mackerel shad

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Ladies' New Book of Cookery: A Practical System for Private Families in by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1852)
"How to cook Cod-fish—Salmon'—Mackerel—Shad—Rock-fish— Bass — Black-fish —Haddock — White fish—Sturgeon—Halibut—Trout—Perch—Small Fish—Fish Cutlets—Kedgeree— ..."

2. The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick by New Brunswick, William Boyd Kinnear (1854)
"It shall be the duty of the said several Inspectors to see that salmon, mackerel, shad, alewives, herrings, and all other kinds of pickled fish to be packed ..."

3. Advanced Guide Canada's Atlantic Provinces by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers (2005)
"Fishing Saltwater fishing does not require a license, and you might find cod, haddock, pollock, wolffish, flounder, mackerel, shad, rainbow smelt, ..."

4. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission by United States Fish Commission (1882)
"There have been fifteen vessels in New York with 1600 barrels of mackerel. Shad are sent on from New York in large quantities to Boston market. ..."

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