pomfret

noun pom·fret \ ˈpäm-frət , ˈpəm- \

Definition of pomfret

1 : any of a family (Bramidae) of usually deep-bodied spiny-finned oceanic fishes some of which are used for food

2 : a silvery deep-bodied marine food fish (Pampus argenteus of the family Stramateidae) of Asia

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Town-Wide Tag Sale POMFRET — Pomfret's 11th annual town-wide tag sale will take place at 7 a.m. Saturday, May 6.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Putnam Edition," 4 May 2017

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Origin and Etymology of pomfret

alteration of earlier pamflet, probably from French pample, from Portuguese pampo

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First Known Use: 1703

in the meaning defined at sense 2

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