sailor's-choice
[ sey-lerz-chois ]
/ ˈseɪ lərzˈtʃɔɪs /
noun, plural sail·or's-choice.
any of several fishes living in waters along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., especially a pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides, ranging from Massachusetts to Texas, and a grunt, Haemulon parrai, ranging from Florida to Brazil.
Origin of sailor's-choice
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Words nearby sailor's-choice
sailmaker's palm,
sailor,
sailor hat,
sailor suit,
sailor's breastplate,
sailor's-choice,
sailoring,
sailplane,
sailyard,
saimaa,
sain
British Dictionary definitions for sailor's-choice
sailor's-choice
noun
any of various small percoid fishes of American coastal regions of the Atlantic, esp the grunt Haemulon parra and the pinfish