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Definition of Albicore

Albicore
Albicore Al"bi*core, n. [F. albicore (cf. Sp. albacora, Pg. albacor, albacora, albecora), fr. Ar. bakr, bekr, a young camel, young cow, heifer, and the article al: cf. Pg. bacoro a little pig.] (Zo["o]l.) A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family, esp. Orcynus alalonga. One species (Orcynus thynnus), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, is called in New England the horse mackerel; the tunny. [Written also albacore.]

Meaning of Albicore from wikipedia

- HMS Albacore (or HMS Albicore) was launched in 1804 in Bristol. She parti****ted in two notable actions. The British Royal Navy sold her in 1815 and she...
- short walk from the station. Nobby Beach station will be situated between Albicore Street and Dolphin Avenue on the Gold Coast Highway. It will serve the...
- HMS Albacore (or Albicore) was launched in 1793 at Rotherhithe. She captured several privateers and a French Navy corvette before she was sold in 1802...
- of shipwrecks: 12 October 1821 Ship State Description Albacore Guernsey Albicore was lost at Bahia, Brazil with the loss of three of her crew. She was on...
- List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1876 Ship State Description Albicore  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Carron. She was on a voyage...
- Dutchman and Toiler (both  United Kingdom) and towed in to Dublin, leaking. Albicore  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the River Carron...
- Sands, in the Firth of Forth. Her five crew were rescued by the steamship Albicore ( United Kingdom). Idolph was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United...
- Lund & Co. June  United Kingdom Messrs. H. Murray & Co. Port Glasgow Albicore Steamship For Messrs. J. E. Swan & Bros. June  United Kingdom Messrs. Henderson...
- List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1873 Ship State Description Albicore  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Fijenoord ( Netherlands)...
- List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1881 Ship State Description Albicore  United Kingdom The steamship was driven as**** at IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands...