'Coalfish' definitions:
Definition of 'Coalfish'
From: GCIDE
- Coalfish \Coal"fish`\, n. [Named from the dark color of the back.] (Zool.) (a) The pollock; -- called also, coalsey, colemie, colmey, coal whiting, etc. See Pollock. (b) The beshow or candlefish of Alaska. (c) The cobia. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'coalfish'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'coalfish'
From: GCIDE
- Cobia \Co"bi*a\, n. (Zool.) An oceanic fish of large size (Elacate canada); the crabeater; -- called also bonito, cubbyyew, coalfish, and sergeant fish. [1913 Webster]