'Pinfish' definitions:

Definition of 'pinfish'

(from WordNet)
noun
Similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn: pinfish, sailor's-choice, squirrelfish, Lagodon rhomboides]

Definition of 'Pinfish'

From: GCIDE
  • Pinfish \Pin"fish`\, n. [So called from their sharp dorsal spines.] (Zool.) (a) The sailor's choice (Diplodus rhomboides syn. {Lagodon rhomboides}). (b) The salt-water bream (Diplodus Holbrooki). [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Both are excellent food fishes, common on the coast of the United States south of Cape Hatteras. The name is also applied to other allied species. [1913 Webster]