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halibut

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Noun
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hal=i=but

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun halibut has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

halibutn. [OE. hali holy + but, butte, flounder; akin to D. bot, G. butte; cf. D. heilbot, G. heilbutt. So named as being eaten on holidays. See Holy, Holiday.].
     A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectidæ. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

halibut, n. (also holibut) (pl. same) a large marine flat-fish, Hippoglossus vulgaris, used as food.

Etymology
ME f. haly HOLY + BUTT(3) flat-fish, perh. because eaten on holy days
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