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. (c) A name applied in New Zealand to the scabbard fish (Lepidotus) valued as a food fish.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.