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  • noun Plural form of mackerel.

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Examples

  • And the Britannia pub with Shepherd Neame, smoked mackerels and Doctor Feelgood.

    England's Edge Peter Ashley 2008

  • It may seem ridiculous to you, but if you understood the governing principle of the tyrants 'psyches you would be aware that they will push their slaves (us) just as far as we will let them, and the only consideration they have of us is that of mackerels, unless they fear our ability to resist them.

    When 1st and 2nd Amendment Conflict: Protests, Guns and Double Standards 2009

  • In this case, the animal flesh, supplied in the form of pellets, consists of ground up sardines, anchovies, mackerels and other edible fish caught mainly - you guessed it - in developing countries.

    Dr. Daniel Pauly: Fish As Food: A Love Affair, Issues Included 2009

  • This delicious curry is traditionally made with Indian mackerels which we call Bangda in Marathi.

    Archive 2009-08-01 Meera 2009

  • This delicious curry is traditionally made with Indian mackerels which we call Bangda in Marathi.

    Kotambir Menthi - Seafood Curry Meera 2009

  • I have seen dry mackerels at the oriental stores here, but they looked too huge to my eyes and I dared not buy it.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Meera 2009

  • It may seem ridiculous to you, but if you understood the governing principle of the tyrants 'psyches you would be aware that they will push their slaves (us) just as far as we will let them, and the only consideration they have of us is that of mackerels, unless they fear our ability to resist them.

    When 1st and 2nd Amendment Conflict: Protests, Guns and Double Standards 2009

  • I have seen dry mackerels at the oriental stores here, but they looked too huge to my eyes and I dared not buy it.

    Kismoor - Smoked Mackerel Dip Meera 2009

  • Species harvested include crabs, lobsters, rays, sharks, and small pelagics (mainly Indian mackerels and anchovies).

    Gulf of Thailand large marine ecosystem 2008

  • Sardines and mackerels are most important by weight (see Ekau and Knoppers, 2003).

    South Brazil Shelf large marine ecosystem 2008

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