fish scale

noun

An early 5 cent coin of Canada; an early Canadian nickel.

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Meanings

nounfish scale (countable and uncountable, plural fish scales)

plural fish scales

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of fishscale.
  2. CanadacountableslanguncountableAn early 5 cent coin of Canada; an early Canadian nickel.

Origin

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

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APA

fish scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fish%20scale

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“fish scale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fish%20scale. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fish scale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fish%20scale.

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