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Definition: Trigger fish
Trigger
\Trig"ger\, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr.
trekken to draw, pull. See
Trick, n.]
1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mech.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a
catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially
(Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the
finger to release the cock and discharge the piece.
[1913 Webster]
Trigger fish (Zo["o]l.), a large plectognath fish
(
Balistes Carolinensis or
Balistes capriscus) common
on the southern coast of the United States, and valued as
a food fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for
scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. Called
also
leather jacket, and
turbot.
[1913 Webster]
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