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lunge†
[shortening of muskellunge]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Spelling variants:'lunge
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a large species of pike, Esox masquinongy, weighing up to 80 pounds, found principally in the Great Lakes system.
See: maskinonge
Quotations
1896
The lake trout--forked tail--lunge or touladi is fortunate in the almost universal maintenance for the name of its variety, of the original French orthographical illustration of the Indian sound represented by the pronunciation of namaycush.
1953
Recently, thanks to government hatcheries, 'lunge has been added to the menu.