FROSTFISH

FROSTFISH Frost `fish ", n. (Zoöl.)(a ) The tomcod; -- so called because it is abundant on the New England coast in autumn at about the commencement of frost. See Tomcod. (b ) The smelt. [Local, U. S.](c ) A name applied in New Zealand to the scabbard fish (Lepidotus ) valued as a food fish.