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English
Etymology
From Dutch witvis.
Noun
witfish (plural witfishes or witfish)
- (obsolete) The ladyfish.
- (obsolete) Alternative form of whitefish.
References
- “witfish”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “witfish”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “witfish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.