hornpike

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noun

The garfish.

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Meanings

nounhornpike (plural hornpikes)

plural hornpikes

  1. UKdialectalobsoleteThe garfish.

Origin

From horn + pike.

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APA

hornpike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hornpike

MLA

“hornpike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hornpike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hornpike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hornpike.

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