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Mirandolle
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| Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 3:15 am
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"Bark Fish"
and
"Abbot Fish" ?
I cannot find any info about these kind of fishes... Are they some rare
species ? ficticious fishes ?
Thanks to the English fishers ! |
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Bob Cunningham
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| Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 7:05 am
Post subject: Re: What means... |
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On Fri, 06 May 2005 23:15:08 +0200, Mirandolle
<user@domain.invalid> said:
| Quote: | "Bark Fish"
and
"Abbot Fish" ?
I cannot find any info about these kind of fishes... Are they some rare
species ? ficticious fishes ?
Thanks to the English fishers !
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My first impulse was to guess that a bark fish is a vocal
dogfish.
Google turns up lots of hits on "bark fish", most of which
aren't helpful, being in collocations like "pine bark fish
stew", "willow bark fish net", or "bark, fish", but a few of
them seem to suggest that the term has meaning. One cryptic
reference is in the following statement at
http://tinyurl.com/aobbo , or
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/brown/sciscan/rhododendrons/ran0202/ARTICLES.htm
.. `
I'm particularly fond of Betula ermanii for its an
uniquely patterned peeling bark and attractive
plant habit and Betula costata, unfortunately
rare in the trade, is adorned with bark fish belly
white in color that flakes off instead of peeling.
I have seen this only in Bill Corbin's garden.
"An uniquely"?
I suppose "bark fish belly white" could be an off-white
shade, or it could refer to bark that has the whiteness of a
fish belly, but maybe it's a shade that resembles the belly
of a bark fish. Hyphens might help.
Google isn't highly rewarding with regard to "abbot fish".
It does give a hit with the following question in a
multiple-choice test:
8. What is Monkfish also known as ?
A Abbot fish
B Grouper
C Angler fish
This strongly suggests that "abbot fish" is a term that is
well-known in some circles. But the right answer, as
suggested by the _New Shorter Oxford Engllish Dictionary_,
is probably "angler-fish".
I see mention of "Abbot's Fish House" and "Newton Abbot Fish
House". I suppose abbot fish could be a speciality of one
ot those places. |
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Mirandolle
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| Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 4:32 pm
Post subject: Re: What means... |
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Bob Cunningham a écrit :
| Quote: | On Fri, 06 May 2005 23:15:08 +0200, Mirandolle
user@domain.invalid> said:
"Bark Fish"
and
"Abbot Fish" ?
I cannot find any info about these kind of fishes... Are they some rare
species ? ficticious fishes ?
Thanks to the English fishers !
My first impulse was to guess that a bark fish is a vocal
dogfish.
Google turns up lots of hits on "bark fish", most of which
aren't helpful, being in collocations like "pine bark fish
stew", "willow bark fish net", or "bark, fish", but a few of
them seem to suggest that the term has meaning. One cryptic
reference is in the following statement at
http://tinyurl.com/aobbo , or
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/brown/sciscan/rhododendrons/ran0202/ARTICLES.htm
. `
I'm particularly fond of Betula ermanii for its an
uniquely patterned peeling bark and attractive
plant habit and Betula costata, unfortunately
rare in the trade, is adorned with bark fish belly
white in color that flakes off instead of peeling.
I have seen this only in Bill Corbin's garden.
"An uniquely"?
I suppose "bark fish belly white" could be an off-white
shade, or it could refer to bark that has the whiteness of a
fish belly, but maybe it's a shade that resembles the belly
of a bark fish. Hyphens might help.
Google isn't highly rewarding with regard to "abbot fish".
It does give a hit with the following question in a
multiple-choice test:
8. What is Monkfish also known as ?
A Abbot fish
B Grouper
C Angler fish
This strongly suggests that "abbot fish" is a term that is
well-known in some circles. But the right answer, as
suggested by the _New Shorter Oxford Engllish Dictionary_,
is probably "angler-fish".
I see mention of "Abbot's Fish House" and "Newton Abbot Fish
House". I suppose abbot fish could be a speciality of one
ot those places.
Thank you very luch for your help. I'd searched with google too but did |
not find any clear answer. Your comments are welcome and give me
precious clues, if not answers. I appreciate very much, thanks!!! |
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