dial. name for some kind of fish; cf. BULL-HEAD. (Also short for BULLFINCH1.)
1857. Kingsley, Two Y. Ago, I. ii. 41–2 (D.). Turning the stones for ‘shannies’ and ‘bullies,’ and other luckless fish left by the tide.
dial. name for some kind of fish; cf. BULL-HEAD. (Also short for BULLFINCH1.)
1857. Kingsley, Two Y. Ago, I. ii. 41–2 (D.). Turning the stones for ‘shannies’ and ‘bullies,’ and other luckless fish left by the tide.
