saratoga
saratoga Lexical Profile
• noun
American A historic town and region in eastern New York State near the Hudson River, famous as the site of the pivotal 1777 Battles of Saratoga during the American Revolutionary War.
Australian Either of two species of large, predatory freshwater bony-tongue fishes of the genus Scleropages native to rivers and billabongs in northern and eastern Australia, prized as sportfish and characterized by large metallic scales and an upturned mouth.
"The angler cast a surface lure near the submerged logs hoping to hook a trophy saratoga."
American A very large, heavy traveling trunk with a rounded lid, widely used in the nineteenth century.
"The porters struggled to lift the heavy saratoga onto the roof of the stagecoach."
• Rhymes for saratoga
Word Origin & Etymology
Named after Saratoga in New York State, ultimately from a Mohawk term meaning 'place of swift water'; the Australian fish name is believed to be an alteration of an Indigenous Australian word.
Usage Trend
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