sheepshead
/sheeps-hed/US // ˈʃipsˌhɛd //UK // (ˈʃiːpsˌhɛd) //
羊头鱼,羊头人,牛头鱼,羊头
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural sheeps·head, sheeps·heads for 1-3.
- : a deep-bodied, black-banded food fish, Archosargus probatocephalus, living along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
- : a freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, of eastern North America.
- : sheephead.
- : Also called schafskopf. Cards. an earlier and simpler form of skat.
- : Obsolete. a foolish or stupid person.
Examples
Born and raised in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, he grew up in a blue-collar family.
Fox switched to a WNYW-TV report on rising water near a group of homes in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.
It's about as mild here as with you in October and as damp as Sheepshead's Bay in an autumn storm.
In addition, hand line or bass rod fishing can be enjoyed for sheepshead and channel bass.
The difference in flavor between the sheepshead of the North and South may perhaps be due to the character of their food.
A good rod for sheepshead fishing is the natural bamboo rod, known as the striped-bass chum rod.
Chestertown, or blackfish hooks formerly so much in vogue for the sheepshead.
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