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squeteague

[ skwee-teeg ]

noun

, plural sque·teagues, (especially collectively) sque·teague.

squeteague

/ skwɪˈtiːɡ /

noun

  1. any of various sciaenid food fishes of the genus Cynoscion , esp C. regalis , of the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean
“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 squeteague1

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805; from southeastern New England Algonquian, originally plural (compare obsolete English dialect chickwit, squit, etc., from singular of the same word, cognate with Mohegan (English spelling) cheegut )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of squeteague1

C19: from Narraganset pesukwiteag , literally: they give glue; so called because glue is made from them

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