The most esteemed part of the tunny is the underneath, or "panse.". From Wordnik.com. [Brittany & Its Byways] Reference
I've no idea what "tunny" is and I'm slightly worried that it's some slang that I'm not familiar with. :-o. From Wordnik.com. [Arguing the Toss] Reference
The British until recently called the bluefin "tunny" (from the Latin, Thunnus thynnus). From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
There are valuable fisheries of tunny, mullet and bonito. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
The tunny delights more than any other fish in the heat of the sun. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Animals] Reference
Veal, roast, 129 94 stewed, 39 32 with gravy, 81 62 with tunny, 90 68. From Wordnik.com. [The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well] Reference
So the little fish swam off to the tunny, and again related his story. From Wordnik.com. [The Orange Fairy Book] Reference
Pliny says it was famous for its tunny-fishery; and to this circumstance. From Wordnik.com. [Travels through France and Italy] Reference
It had been hunting tunny-fish in the Atlantic, oblivious to any danger. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Torc]
Shoals of rich fat tunny fish are driven hither from the seacoast beyond. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference
Lash as a wounded tunny does the sea, but on every other occasion shows itself. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans] Reference
The sole, turbot, tunny, and mackerel are inferior to those caught in the ocean. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
The orcys or large-sized tunny, the scorpis, and many other species spawn in the open sea. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Animals] Reference
Put in also a fresh tunny about as large as an egg, to which you must add a charlotte minced. From Wordnik.com. [The physiology of taste; or Transcendental gastronomy. Illustrated by anecdotes of distinguished artists and statesmen of both continents by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Translated from the last Paris edition by Fayette Robinson.] Reference
When I have devoured a good hot tunny-fish and drunk on top of it a great jar of unmixed wine. From Wordnik.com. [The Knights] Reference
An old tunny has been caught weighing fifteen talents, with the span of its tail two cubits and. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Animals] Reference
The tunny also takes a sleep in winter in deep waters, and gets exceedingly fat after the sleep. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Animals] Reference
The tunny-fish generally runs from fifty to one hundred weight; but some of them are much larger. From Wordnik.com. [Travels through France and Italy] Reference
“As soon as I start getting paid for the Census job we're going to indulge in some fat tunny steaks.”. From Wordnik.com. [Two For The Lions]
This kind of preserve extends some miles, and is, I think, used chiefly for catching the great tunny-fish. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
The famous pickle of the ancients, called garum, was made of the gills and blood of the tunny, or thynnus. From Wordnik.com. [Travels through France and Italy] Reference
He returned with some sardines, some tinned tunny fish, and a few biscuits, the sardines costing five francs. From Wordnik.com. [Pushed and the Return Push] Reference
‘Only you did not believe that the fish you caught had power to carry out its threat,’ said an old tunny. From Wordnik.com. [The Orange Fairy Book] Reference
The male tunny differs from the female in being unprovided with the fin beneath the belly which is called aphareus. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Animals] Reference
The mackerel, the tunny, and the bass are for the most part carnivorous, but they do occasionally feed on sea-weed. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Animals] Reference
They took a boat to witness the tunny fishery; and Sir Henry explored alone the vast catacombs -- that city of the dead. From Wordnik.com. [A Love Story] Reference
As well as harboring a big fishing fleet which pursued the migrating tunny twice a year, Scyllaeum accommodated pirates. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
Then he took the blind girl and killed her and cut her in pieces and salted her like tunny-fish, and sent her to her mother. From Wordnik.com. [Italian Popular Tales] Reference
The parasite that feeds on the tunny is found in the region of the fins; it resembles a scorpion, and is about the size of a spider. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Animals] Reference
The boats go as far as Spain, to the coast of Catalonia, for the tunny fishery, which extends from August to the beginning of October. From Wordnik.com. [Brittany & Its Byways] Reference
When the tunny have been fried add a teaspoonful of chopped parsley and four tomatoes, peeled and the seeds removed, and a pinch of pepper. From Wordnik.com. [Simple Italian Cookery] Reference
The tunny-seller gets a pick-axe and at midnight begins to dig. From Wordnik.com. [Arabian nights. English] Reference
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