sheep's-head

He soon initiated us into the mysteries of shark-spearing, trolling for red-fish, and taking the sheep's-head and mullet.

Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals David Widger

'By the way, Bridget, have you ever cooked a sheep's-head before?'

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

It is not necessary to refer to a cook book to know what an excellent fish is the sheep's-head; you may find it in Noah Webster's large dictionary, where it is described as "the Sargus Ovis of Mitchell; esteemed delicious food"; or, you can find it in market.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

Biddy O'Shaughshenny by name, to buy a sheep's-head, beef, game, and so forth.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

The gentleman ordered sheep's-head and trotters for dinner, and when he found he could not have that he said –

New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925

I was obliged to betake myself once more to my solitude, for my women were again all down in their sea-sickness, and the captain was busy on deck; for he began to grow uneasy, chiefly, I believe, because he did not well know where he was, and would, I am convinced, have been very glad to have been in Portland-road, eating some sheep's-head broth.

The Works of Henry Fielding, Volume Six: Miscellanies 1900

"So they are," said Macintosh; "but if Tarrant had sheep's-head, haggis, and whusky itsel 'for dinner, he would na be contented."

For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War Lewis Hough 1899

The gentleman ordered sheep's-head and trotters for dinner, and when he found he could not have that he said --

New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune 1891

But the sheep's-head in those waters were not uncommon, and one was taken by the fisherman of one house or another nearly every day.

Memorials of a southern planter, 1887

If one of the colored fishermen, whose sole occupation was to catch fish for the table at the Great House, as they called their master's residence, succedeed in catching a sheep's-head, his orders were to run up a signal-flag.

Memorials of a southern planter, 1887