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swordfish

Pronunciation: /ˈsɔː(ɹ)dfɪʃ/

The English word “swordfish” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.
  2. A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely three rows and three columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.

verb

  1. To fish for swordfish.

Etymology

From Middle English swerdfysche, from Old English *sweordfisċ. Equivalent to sword + fish.

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