scad(n.)
大约1600年,一种在英国海岸丰富的鱼类被称为康沃尔鱼(Cornish),也被称为 horse mackerel,其名称来源不确定,可能是 shad 的变体。《牛津英语词典》将其与威尔士语 ysgaden “鲱鱼”,挪威方言 skad,瑞典语 skädde “比目鱼”进行了比较。
In July, 1834, as Mr. Yarrell informs us, most extraordinary shoals passed up the channel along the coast of Glamorganshire; their passage occupied a week, and they were evidently in pursuit of the fry of the herring. The water appeared one dark mass of fish, and they were caught by cart-loads, and might even be baled out of the water by the hands alone. ["British Fish and Fisheries," 1849]
据雅瑞尔先生1834年7月的消息,格拉摩根郡海岸沿线出现了最不寻常的鱼群; 它们的行进持续了一个星期,显然是在追逐鲱鱼的鱼苗。水面上一片黑压压的鱼群,它们被一车一车地捕捞,甚至可以用手直接从水中捞出。【《英国鱼类和渔业》(1849)】
该词起源时间:约1600年