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Squeteague
- - An American sciaenoid fish (Cynoscion regalis), abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent reflections. Called also weakfish, squitee, chickwit, and sea trout. The spotted squeteague (Cynoscion nebulosus) of the Southern United States is a similar fish, but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is called also spotted weakfish and squit, and, locally, sea trout, and sea salmon. See also under squitee.
Staenderat
- - The legislature of Switzerland. See Legislature, above.
Steel Band
- noun - a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands)
Steel Blue
- noun - a grayish blue color
- a greyish blue color
Steel Drum
- noun - a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum; has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin)
Steel Gray
- noun - slightly purplish or bluish dark gray
- slightly purplish or bluish dark grey
Steel Grey
- noun - slightly purplish or bluish dark grey
Steel Mill
- noun - a factory where steel is made
Steel Trap
- noun - a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey
- an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well known sharpness of steel traps); "he''s as sharp as a steel trap"; "a mind like a steel trap"
- an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps); "he's as sharp as a steel trap"; "a mind like a steel trap"
Steel Wool
- noun - a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive