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Ten-pounder

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Ten´-pound`er
n.1.(Zool.) A large oceanic fish (Elops saurus) found in the tropical parts of all the oceans. It is used chiefly for bait.
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Consulting an encyclopedia, I found out that Chretzer is in fact a Zurich dialect word for Egli (obviously confined to the Rhine region), as is Rehlig for a very big perch, a term also well-known to me as a boy, although such a ten-pounder never felt obliged to take the bait on my fish-hook.
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