thornback

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The thornback guitarfish (Platyrhinoidis triseriata), a species of ray in the north-eastern Pacific Ocean.
2. isim The thornback ray or thornback skate (Raja clavata), a species of ray in the Atlantic Ocean.
3. isim The thornback skate (Dentiraja lemprieri), a fish endemic to Australia.
4. isim A woman over a certain age (variously 26 or 30) who has never married, older than a spinster.

   “[A] society of honest gentlemen [is holding a lottery] for the benefit of all single ladies, widows, maids, or thornbacks […]”