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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Poor-john

· Poor·-john · IPA
01 n. A small European fish, similar to the cod, but of inferior quality.
  1. 1.
    A small European fish, similar to the cod, but of inferior quality.(Zool.)
    Poor-john and apple pies are all our fare.” — Sir J. Harrington.