coarse fish

noun

1

: rough fish

2

chiefly British : a freshwater fish other than a salmonid

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of coarse fish was in 1857

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“Coarse fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coarse%20fish. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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