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Shad :: Shad (n. sing. & pl.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose (C. alosa), and the twaite shad. (C. finta), are less important species..

Spattle :: Spattle (n.) Spawl; spittle.

Run :: Run (v. i.) To migrate or move in schools; -- said of fish; esp., to ascend a river in order to spawn..

Ratch :: Ratch (n.) A ratchet wheel, or notched bar, with which a pawl or click works..

Pawl :: Pawl (v. t.) To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.

Pignerate :: Pignerate (v. t.) To pledge or pawn.

Shotten :: Shotten (n.) Having ejected the spawn; as, a shotten herring..

Run :: Run (n.) The act of migrating, or ascending a river to spawn; -- said of fish; also, an assemblage or school of fishes which migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning..

Pignus :: Pignus (n.) A pledge or pawn.

Spawned :: Spawned (imp. & p. p.) of Spaw.

Pawed :: Pawed (imp. & p. p.) of Pa.

Ratchet :: Ratchet (n.) A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See Ratchet wheel, below, and 2d Ratch..

Spawl :: Spawl (n.) Scattered or ejected spittle.

Kipper :: Kipper (n.) A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; -- so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh..

Paw :: Paw (v. t.) To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely..

Spawn :: Spawn (v. i.) To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do..

Spent :: Spent (a.) Exhausted of spawn or sperm; -- said especially of fishes.

Impawn :: Impawn (v. t.) To put in pawn; to pledge.

Rampant :: Rampant (v.) Rising with fore paws in the air as if attacking; -- said of a beast of prey, especially a lion. The right fore leg and right hind leg should be raised higher than the left..

Uncle :: Uncle (n.) A pawnbroker.

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