Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gowdie"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)



Note: The two British species are the great, or greater,
weever ({Trachinus draco}), which becomes a foot long
(called also {gowdie}, {sea cat}, {stingbull}, and
{weaverfish}), and the lesser weever ({T. vipera}),
about half as large (called also {otter pike}, and
{stingfish}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Dragonet \Drag"on*et\, n.
1. A little dragon. --Spenser.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A small British marine fish
({Callionymuslyra}); -- called also {yellow sculpin},
{fox}, and {gowdie}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Gowdie \Gow"die\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
See {Dragont}. [Scot.]


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