salmon

Any of various large salmonid food and game fishes of the genera Oncorhynchus and Salmo of northern waters, having pink or red flesh and characteristically swimming from salt to fresh water to spawn.

The flesh of a salmon, used as food.

A yellowish pink to light or reddish orange.

To sicken or poison with salmon, as dogs.

See sauqui.

A fish of the genus Salmo (S. salar), found in all the northern parts of Europe, America, and Asia.

One of various fishes of the same family as the above, but of different genera.

One of various fishes, not of the family Salmonidæ, suggestive of or mistaken for a salmon.

The upper bricks in a kiln, which in firing receive the least heat: so called from their color.