fair-maid

A fair-maid is served on a plate with lemon and bread.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of smoked fish: "fair-maid" refers to a specific kind of smoked haddock or other fish, especially cured and prepared for consumption.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • For breakfast, they served fair-maid with eggs and toast. (Smoked haddock prepared in a traditional manner.)
  • The fisherman's market sold fair-maid, a local delicacy. (A cured, smoked fish product.)

Advanced Usage

• "Fair-maid of the sea": A poetic or regional term for a particular variety of smoked fish, often associated with coastal communities.
  • In the old port town, fair-maid was a staple dish. (The smoked fish was commonly eaten there.)

Variants and Related Words

• Fair-maid (variant spelling): The word may be spelled as "fairmaid" or "fair-maid" interchangeably.
  • The recipe calls for fresh fairmaid, not frozen. (The smoked fish ingredient.)

Synonyms

• Smoked haddock: a specific type of smoked fish.
• Finnan haddie: another name for smoked haddock, particularly from Scotland.

Phrasal Verbs

• None: "fair-maid" is not used in phrasal verbs.

Related Idioms

• None: "fair-maid" does not commonly appear in idioms.