5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
 
 
  {Log  glass}  (Naut.),  a  small  sandglass  used  to  time  the 
  running  out  of  the  log  line 
 
  {Log  line}  (Naut.),  a  line  or  cord  about  a  hundred  and  fifty 
  fathoms  long,  fastened  to  the  log-chip.  See  Note  under  2d 
  {Log},  n.,  2. 
 
  {Log  perch}  (Zo["o]l.),  an  ethiostomoid  fish,  or  darter 
  ({Percina  caprodes});  --  called  also  {hogfish}  and 
  {rockfish}. 
 
  {Log  reel}  (Naut.),  the  reel  on  which  the  log  line  is  wound. 
 
 
  {Log  slate}.  (Naut.)  See  {Log  board}  (above). 
 
  {Rough  log}  (Naut.),  a  first  draught  of  a  record  of  the 
  cruise  or  voyage. 
 
  {Smooth  log}  (Naut.),  a  clean  copy  of  the  rough  log  In  the 
  case  of  naval  vessels  this  copy  is  forwarded  to  the  proper 
  officer  of  the  government. 
 
  {To  heave  the  log}  (Naut.),  to  cast  the  log-chip  into  the 
  water;  also  the  whole  process  of  ascertaining  a  vessel's 
  speed  by  the  log 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rockfish  \Rock"fish`\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  Any  one  of  several  California  scorp[ae]noid  food  fishes 
  of  the  genus  {Sebastichthys},  as  the  red  rockfish  ({S. 
  ruber}).  They  are  among  the  most  important  of  California 
  market  fishes.  Called  also  {rock  cod},  and  {garrupa}. 
  b  The  striped  bass.  See  {Bass}. 
  c  Any  one  of  several  species  of  Florida  and  Bermuda 
  groupers  of  the  genus  {Epinephelus}. 
  d  An  American  fresh-water  darter;  the  log  perch. 
 
  Note:  The  term  is  locally  applied  to  various  other  fishes. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Garrupa  \Gar*ru"pa\,  n.  [Prob.  fr  Pg  garupa  crupper.  Cf 
  {Grouper}  the  fish.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  One  of  several  species  of  California  market  fishes,  of  the 
  genus  {Sebastichthys};  --  called  also  {rockfish}.  See 
  {Rockfish}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rockfish 
  n  1:  flesh  of  any  of  various  valuable  lean-fleshed  market  fish 
  caught  among  rocks 
  2:  marine  food  fish  found  among  rocks  along  the  northern  coasts 
  of  Europe  and  America 
  3:  marine  food  and  game  fish  with  dark  longitudinal  stripes; 
  migrates  upriver  to  spawn;  sometimes  placed  in  the  genus 
  Morone  (Morone  saxatilis)  [syn:  {striped  bass},  {striper}, 
  {Roccus  saxatilis}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Rockfish,  VA 
  Zip  code(s):  22971 

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