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smooth hound

noun

  1. any of several small sharks of the genus Mustelus, esp M. mustelus, a species of North Atlantic coastal regions: family Triakidae See also dogfish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of smooth hound1

C17: from hound ( fish ); so called because it has no dorsal spines
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Example Sentences

There with club and spear dog-fish and smooth-hound would be done to death amid shouts and excitement.

A northern name for the Squalus galeus, or smooth hound-fish.

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