hackleback

noun

Etymology

From hackle + back.

  1. inherited from *bʰeg- — “to bend
  2. inherited from *baką
  3. inherited from *bak
  4. inherited from bæc
  5. inherited from bak
  6. compounded as hackleback — “hackle + back

Definitions

  1. A small North American sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, the roe of which is…

    A small North American sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, the roe of which is harvested for caviar

    • They served crackers with hackleback caviar.

The neighborhood

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