gudge
9.9
A small freshwater fish often used as bait
- noun
- Archaic
:
gobio
- He caught a tiny gudge in the river and used it as bait for larger trout.
Examples
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Children often try to catch gudge in the shallow parts of the stream during summer.
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I caught a small gudge in the river yesterday.
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The fisherman used a gudge to attract bigger fish in the lake.
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Have you ever seen a gudge in the wild?
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He caught a tiny gudge in the river and used it as bait for larger trout.
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Children often try to catch gudge in the shallow parts of the stream during summer.
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The fisherman used a gudge to attract bigger fish in the lake.
Synonyms
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9.9
A small freshwater fish often used as bait
is a freshwater river fish often found in streams and used sometimes as bait
9.9
A small thin European fish that lives in fresh water and is used as bait
is a small freshwater fish similar to that species found in rivers and streams
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word gudge for the small freshwater fish comes from the old French goujon, which simply means 'small fish', so it really is the little river fish often used as bait.