English Explanatory Dictionary

fish scale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of fishscale.
  2. An early 5 cent coin of Canada; an early Canadian nickel.

Word forms

fish scale fish scales

Etymology

From the scales of fish, due to the silver colour and the thinness of the coin.

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