Definitions
A large northern flatfish valued as food.
Word origin
From Middle English *halibutt, equivalent to holy + but (“flatfish”), since the fish was often eaten on holy days. Cognate with Dutch heilbot, German Heiligbutt, Heilbutt, Heilbutte, Danish helleflynder, Swedish helgeflundra, and Norwegian Nynorsk hellefisk.
Used in a sentence
“[...] she frowned a displeased frown and told me for heaven's sake to stop goggling like a dead halibut.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Large flatfish”7 letters
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