Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TROUT
TROUT, n. [Sax. truht; Fr. truite; It. trota; D. truit; L. trutta; Sp. trucha. Trout is contracted from trocta.]
A river fish of the genus Salmo, variegated with spots, and esteemed as most delicate food.
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