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sailor's-choice

noun sail·or's-choice \ ˌsā-lərz-ˈchȯis \

Definition of sailor's-choice

: any of several small grunts of the Western Atlantic: such as
a : pinfish
b : pigfish

First Known Use of sailor's-choice

1850

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