bloater

(blōt′ər)

noun

a fat herring or mackerel that has been cured by bloating

Origin: < bloat

noun

a small freshwater trout (Coregonus hoyi) found esp. in the Great Lakes

Origin: < bloat

See bloater in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A large mackerel or herring, lightly smoked and salted.

Origin:

Origin: From obsolete dialectal bloat, a soft, moist cured fish

Origin: , probably from bloat

noun

A small whitefish (Coregonus hoyi) of the Great Lakes and the lakes of eastern Canada.

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