sculpin

[ skuhl-pin ]

/ ˈskʌl pɪn /

any small, freshwater fish of the genus Cottus, of the family Cottidae, having a large head with one or more spines on each side; bullhead.

any of numerous marine fishes of the same family.

(in California) a common scorpionfish, Scorpaena guttata.

Origin of sculpin

First recorded in 1665–75; origin uncertain

It was about noon that a stable-boy delivered Barnacles at Sculpin Point.

Horses Nine |Sewell Ford
We put out a bait that anybody with sense would say couldn't catch nothin' but sculpin, and, by mighty, we hooked a halibut!

Cap'n Eri |Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Barnacles was experienced, but a vehicle such as this amphibious product of Sculpin Point he had never before seen.

Horses Nine |Sewell Ford
He was confidential friend, advising philosopher, and mate of Sculpin Point.

Horses Nine |Sewell Ford

The spring sculpin and the flabby, muddy flounder are the common rewards of the angler's toil.

Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes |E. E. Brown

sculpin

/ (ˈskʌlpɪn) /

US and Canadian any of various fishes of the family Cottidae (bullheads and sea scorpions)

C17: of unknown origin