[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sailor \sail"or\, n.
   one who follows the business of navigating ships or other
   vessels; one who understands the practical management of
   ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common
   seaman.
   1913 webster

   syn: mariner; seaman; seafarer.
        1913 webster

   sailor's choice. zool.
   a an excellent marine food fish diplodus rhomboides,
       syn. lagodon rhomboides of the southern united states;
       -- called also porgy, squirrel fish, yellowtail,
       and salt-water bream.
   b a species of grunt orthopristis chrysopterus syn.
       pomadasys chrysopterus, an excellent food fish common
       on the southern coasts of the united states; -- called
       also hogfish, and pigfish.
       1913 webster
see also:
sailor's choice diplodus rhomboides lagodon rhomboides porgy squirrel fish yellowtail 
salt-water bream orthopristis chrysopterus pomadasys chrysopterus hogfish pigfish 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hogfish \hog"fish`\, n. zool.
   a a large west indian and florida food fish
       lachnolaemus.
   b the pigfish or sailor's choice.
   c an american fresh-water fish; the log perch.
   d a large, red, spiny-headed, european marine fish
       scorpaena scrofa.
       1913 webster
see also:
lachnolaemus scorpaena scrofa 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pigfish \pig"fish`\, n. zool.
   a any one of several species of salt-water grunts; --
       called also hogfish.
   b a sculpin. the name is also applied locally to several
       other fishes.
       1913 webster
see also:
hogfish 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

log \log\, n. icel. l=ag a felled tree, log; akin to e. lie.
   see lie to lie prostrate.
   1. a bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing
      or sawing.
      1913 webster

   2. prob. the same word as in sense 1; cf. lg. log, lock,
      dan. log, sw. logg. naut. an apparatus for measuring
      the rate of a ship's motion through the water.
      1913 webster

   note: the common log consists of the log-chip, or logship,
         often exclusively called the log, and the log line, the
         former being commonly a thin wooden quadrant of five or
         six inches radius, loaded with lead on the arc to make
         it float with the point up. it is attached to the log
         line by cords from each corner. this line is divided
         into equal spaces, called knots, each bearing the same
         proportion to a mile that half a minute does to an
         hour. the line is wound on a reel which is so held as
         to let it run off freely. when the log is thrown, the
         log-chip is kept by the water from being drawn forward,
         and the speed of the ship is shown by the number of
         knots run out in half a minute. there are improved
         logs, consisting of a piece of mechanism which, being
         towed astern, shows the distance actually gone through
         by the ship, by means of the revolutions of a fly,
         which are registered on a dial plate.
         1913 webster

   3. hence: the record of the rate of speed of a ship or
      airplane, and of the course of its progress for the
      duration of a voyage; also, the full nautical record of a
      ship's cruise or voyage; a log slate; a log book.
      1913 webster +pjc

   4. hence, generally: a record and tabulated statement of the
      persons operating, operations performed, resources
      consumed, and the work done by any machine, device, or
      system.
      1913 webster +pjc

   5. mining a weight or block near the free end of a hoisting
      rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.
      1913 webster

   6. computers a record of activities performed within a
      program, or changes in a database or file on a computer,
      and typically kept as a file in the computer.
      pjc

   log board naut., a board consisting of two parts shutting
      together like a book, with columns in which are entered
      the direction of the wind, course of the ship, etc.,
      during each hour of the day and night. these entries are
      transferred to the log book. a folding slate is now used
      instead.

   log book, or logbook naut.,
      a a book in which is entered the daily progress of a
          ship at sea, as indicated by the log, with notes on
          the weather and incidents of the voyage; the contents
          of the log board.
      b a book in which a log4 is recorded.

   log cabin, log house, a cabin or house made of logs.

   log canoe, a canoe made by shaping and hollowing out a
      single log; a dugout canoe.

   log glass naut., a small sandglass used to time the
      running out of the log line.

   log line naut., a line or cord about a hundred and fifty
      fathoms long, fastened to the log-chip. see note under 2d
      log, n., 2.

   log perch zool., an ethiostomoid fish, or darter
      percina caprodes; -- called also hogfish and
      rockfish.

   log reel naut., the reel on which the log line is wound.
      

   log slate. naut. see log board above.

   rough log naut., a first draught of a record of the
      cruise or voyage.

   smooth log naut., a clean copy of the rough log. in the
      case of naval vessels this copy is forwarded to the proper
      officer of the government.

   to heave the log naut., to cast the log-chip into the
      water; also, the whole process of ascertaining a vessel's
      speed by the log.
      1913 webster
see also:
lie log board log book logbook log cabin log house 
log canoe log glass log line log log perch 
percina caprodes hogfish rockfish log reel log slate 
rough log smooth log to heave the log 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hogfish
     n 1: large wrasse of western atlantic; head of male resembles a
          pig's snout syn: hog snapper, lachnolaimus maximus
     2: found from long island southward syn: pigfish, orthopristis
        chrysopterus
     also: hogfishes pl
see also:
hog snapper lachnolaimus maximus pigfish orthopristis chrysopterus hogfishes 

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