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English Dictionary: Scad by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scad
n
  1. any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Scad \Scad\, n. [Gael. & Ir. sgadan a herring.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A small carangoid fish ({Trachurus saurus}) abundant on
            the European coast, and less common on the American. The
            name is applied also to several allied species.
      (b) The goggler; -- called also {big-eyed scad}. See
            {Goggler}.
      (c) The friar skate. [Scot.]
      (d) The cigar fish, or round robin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[8a]re brother, friar, fr.
      L. frater brother. See {Brother}.]
      1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order,
            but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz:
            {(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans.} {(b)
            Augustines}. {(c) Dominicans or Black Friars.} {(d) White
            Friars or Carmelites.} See these names in the Vocabulary.
  
      2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) An American fish; the silversides.
  
      {Friar bird} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus
            corniculatus}), having the head destitute of feathers; --
            called also {coldong}, {leatherhead}, {pimlico}; {poor
            soldier}, and {four-o'clock}. The name is also applied to
            several other species of the same genus.
  
      {Friar's balsam} (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds
            and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin,
            styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of
            benzoin. --Brande & C.
  
      {Friar's cap} (Bot.), the monkshood.
  
      {Friar's cowl} (Bot.), an arumlike plant ({Arisarum vulgare})
            with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.
  
      {Friar's lantern}, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.
            --Milton.
  
      {Friar skate} (Zo[94]l.), the European white or sharpnosed
            skate ({Raia alba}); -- called also {Burton skate},
            {border ray}, {scad}, and {doctor}.
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