gorebill

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noun

The garfish.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

noungorebill (plural gorebills)

plural gorebills

  1. UKarchaicdialectalThe garfish.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishgore
  2. Englishgorebill

From Middle English gore, gare (“spear”) + bill. More at gar.

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APA

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

MLA

“gorebill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorebill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gorebill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorebill.

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