WRASS, WRASSE, noun A fish, the Labrus tinca of Linne, called by authors, turdus vulgaris, or tinca marina, the sea-tench, and sometimes old-wife. It resembles the carp in figure, and is covered with large scales. The name is also applied to other species of the genus Labrus.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.