Flounder

Definitions

1. A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus).
2. Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.
   Canada, US
3. A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.

Equivalents

Examples

“Water Souchy. Eels, whitings, soles, flounders, and mackerel are generally used. Stew it in clear fish⟳ stock⟳, until done, eight minutes will be enough; add⟳ cayenne, catsup, an anchovy, and any other flavouring ingredient; let⟳ it boil up, skim, and serve⟳ hot altogether in a tureen.”

“Blackfishing from the beach. I've done my research⟳. Hundreds of shipwrecks line the Jersey coast, and many of them are close⟳ enough to reach⟳ with a long cast⟳ on a dead-low tide. These wrecks hold⟳ tautog, porgies, sea bass, flounder.”

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