'bait stealer' definitions:
Definition of 'bait stealer'
- Cunner \Cun"ner\ (k[u^]n"n[~e]r), n. [Cf. Conner.] (Zool.)
(a) A small edible fish of the Atlantic coast ({Ctenolabrus
adspersus}); -- called also chogset, burgall, {blue
perch}, and bait stealer. [Written also conner.]
(b) A small shellfish; the limpet or patella.
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