n. [ Russ. muikize, prob. fr. a native name. ] (Zool.) A salmon (Salmo mykiss, syn. Salmo purpuratus) marked with black spots and a red throat, found in most of the rivers from Alaska to the Colorado River, and in Siberia; -- called also
n. That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient, with implication of inferiority to the more usual object or means. James Mill. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient, with implication of inferiority to the more usual object or means. James Mill. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]