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swordfish.

A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɔː(ɹ)dfɪʃ/
  1. A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely three rows and three columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English swerdfysche, from Old English *sweordfisċ. Equivalent to sword + fish.

verb/ˈsɔː(ɹ)dfɪʃ/
  1. To fish for swordfish.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English swerdfysche, from Old English *sweordfisċ. Equivalent to sword + fish.

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