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- Title
Antedating the Oed Entry for Squeteague and an Overview of its Etymology.
- Authors
Gaudio, Andrew
- Abstract
The article focuses on the entry for the word squeteague or weakfish in the "Oxford English Dictionary" (OED) and its etymology. Topics discussed include the use of the 1838 "Reports on the Fishes, Reptiles and Birds of Massachusetts" by D. H. Storer in the OED entry, squeteague variants cited in the "Dictionary of American Regional English" (DARE), and possible role of natural history professor Samuel L. Mitchill in the spelling of the word squeteague.
- Subjects
CYNOSCION regalis; OXFORD English Dictionary; ETYMOLOGY; STORER, D. H.; DICTIONARY of American Regional English (Book); MITCHILL, Samuel L. (Samuel Latham), 1764-1831
- Publication
Notes & Queries, 2020, Vol 67, Issue 4, p480
- ISSN
0029-3970
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/notesj/gjaa135