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mackerel definition

mack·erel (mak′ər əl, mak′rəl)

noun pl. mackerel -·el or mackerels -·els

any of various scombroid fishes; esp., an edible fish (Scomber scombrus) of the North Atlantic, that has a greenish, blue-striped back and a silvery belly

Etymology: ME makerel < OFr maquerel < ?

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mackerel Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • smoke: Cold smoked mackerel can also be found which has to be cooked or cut into wafer thin slices.

Adjective modifier

  • grilled: Gooseberries with their fleetingly short season, when cooked down, sweetened and served with grilled mackerel.

Modifies a noun

  • pate: Menu S: smoked mackerel pate; garlic mushrooms.

Noun used with modifier

  • king: Barracuda were frequent visitors but we also caught jacks, snapper, grouper and king mackerel.
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Come like a light in the white mackerel sky, come like a daytime comet with a long unnebulous train of words, Bismarck from Brooklyn, over the Brooklyn Bridge, on this fine morning, please come flying.

-Bishop, Elizabeth

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