Fish strainer

A metal colander, with handles, for taking fish from a boiler.
- Bartlett.
A perforated earthenware slab at the bottom of a dish, to drain the water from a boiled fish.

See also: Fish, Fish

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Tie it up and lay it on a fish strainer, well buttered.
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