stompneus, noun

/ˈstɔmpnɪœs/
Origin:
South African Dutch, DutchShow more South African Dutch, from Dutch stomp blunt + neus snout, nose.
a. stumpnose sense 1.
1790 tr. of F. Le Vaillant’s Trav. I. 32Fish are very abundant at the Cape. Among those most esteemed, the principal are the rooman,..the steenbraasen, the stompneus, and some others.
1890 A.G. Hewitt Cape Cookery 4Three stompneus make a good dish.
1937 C. Birkby Zulu Journey 149Silver bream (they call it stompneus in the Cape).
1985 A. Tredgold Bay between Mountains 195The fishing boats come racing in with their catch...Silverfish, geelbek, stompneus.
b. With distinguishing epithet:
red stompneus, the red stumpnose (see stumpnose sense 2), Chrysoblephus gibbiceps;
white stompneus, white stumpnose (see stumpnose sense 2).
1823 W.W. Bird State of Cape of G.H. 159It is a remarkable circumstance, that the red stompneus rarely, and the red roman never, (though the chief fish of Simon’s Bay), pass the Cape point into the waters of Table Bay.
1843 J.C. Chase Cape of G.H. 169Stomp neus, red and white. A most delicious fish.
c1936 S. & E. Afr. Yr Bk & Guide 347The most valuable fish..are the sole, silver-fish,..red and white stompneus, 16 lbs. [etc.].
1945 H. Gerber Fish Fare 61White stompneus..is inclined to be bony...Red stompneus..is very nice for boiling.
1953 Cape Times 4 Mar. 2Kabeljou, yellowtail, white stompneus and stockfish were all caught in Hermanus.
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