grayling

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

GRA'YLING, noun A fish of the genus Salmo, called also umber, a voracious fish, about sixteen or eighteen inches in length, of a more elegant figure than the trout; the back and sides of a silvery gray color. It is found in clear rapid streams in the north of Europe, and is excellent food.
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