coalsey

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coalsey - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Coalfish \Coal"fish`\, n. [Named from the dark color of the
     back.] (Zool.)
     (a) The pollock; -- called also, coalsey, colemie,
         colmey, coal whiting, etc. See Pollock.
     (b) The beshow or candlefish of Alaska.
     (c) The cobia.
         [1913 Webster]