gowdnook

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gowdnook \Gowd"nook"\, n. (Zool.)
   The saury pike; -- called also gofnick.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Saury \Sau"ry\, n.; pl. {Sauries}. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)
   A slender marine fish ({Scomberesox saurus}) of Europe and
   America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also
   {billfish}, {gowdnook}, {gawnook}, {skipper}, {skipjack},
   {skopster}, {lizard fish}, and {Egypt herring}.
   [1913 Webster]