shackragt (shakrag)

Same as shake - rag. shad1 (shad), n. sing. and pl. [Early mod. E. shadde, chad; American Shad ( Alosa sapid is sima). the Atlantic coast of the United States, and has lately been introduced on the Pacific coast. It is anadromous, ascending rivers to spawn. It is usually from 18 to inches of stout compre ed form, the body being comparatively deep. The color is silvery, becoming bluish on the back, with a dark spot behind the opercle, and sometimes several others along the line dividing the color of the back from the white of the sides. The mouth is large, the fins are comparatively small, and the dorsal is much nearer to the snout than to the base of the caudal fin. The shad is taken with the seine, and is highly esteemed for its excellent flavor. The British shad are of two species: the allice-shad, A. vulgar is, and the twaite, A. finta. The Chi nese shad is A. reeves i. And there the eel and shad sometimes are caught. J. Dennys (Arber's Eng. Garner, I. 171). 2. In the Ohio valley, a clupeoid, Pomolobus chrysochloris, with persistent and well-developed teeth in the premaxillaries and front of the lower jaw.-3. With a qualifying word, one of several other fishes. See gizzard - shad , and phrases below. - Green-tailed shad, hardhead or hard-headed shad, the menhaden. [Local, U. S.]-Long-boned shad, any food-fish of the family Gerridæ or genus Gerres , as found along the Atlantic coast of the United States and in the Bermudas. - Ohio shad, Pomolobus chrysochloris. See def. 2.-Rebel shad, a small shad about as large as a herring or alewife. [Hudson river.]-White-eyed shad. Same as mud - shad. white shad, the true shad of America. See def. 1. Yellow-tailed shad, the menhaden. [Local, U. S.] shad2t. A Middle English past participle of shed1.