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A handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies (Platyglossus radiatus). The name is applied also to the ladyfish (Harpe rufa) of the same region.

in which is the south pole of the ecliptic; -- called also sometimes Xiphias, or the Swordfish.

A European marine fish (Zeus faber), of a yellow color. See Illust. of John Doree.

A hamlet. "A mean fishing dorp." Howell.

rsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to ventral.

ltic or variable cod (Gadus callarias), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish.

A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree.

To fish with a long line and rod; as, to drabble for barbels.

A fish; the dragonet.

h labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing. Dragged by the cords which through his feet were thrust. Denham. The grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down. Tennyson. A needless Alexandrine ends the song That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow le…

A fisherman who uses a dragnet. Sir M. Hale.

A net to be drawn along the bottom of a body of water, as in fishing.

A small British marine fish (Callionymuslyra); -- called also yellow sculpin, fox, and gowdie.

Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish. Upon the draught of a pond, not one fish was left. Sir M. Hale.

One who fishes with a dredge.

sail, under Drag, n. -- Drift epoch (Geol.), the glacial epoch. -- Drift net, a kind of fishing net. -- Drift sail. Same as Drag sail. See under Drag, n.

to fall in one portion, or by one motion, like a drop; to let fall; as, to drop a line in fishing; to drop a courtesy.

One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.

See Drumfish.

A fish that makes a sound when caught; as: