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Word: gamiest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...There is good trolling for sharks, king fish, barracuda, Spanish mackerel, grouper, amberjack right off the mouth of Nassau Harbor. Only 20 mi. away is Andros Island which boasts the world's best bonefishing. Seldom over 2 ft. in length, the bonefish ranks among the world's gamiest. It feeds in extremely shallow water with its tail in the air, has two large bony plates in its mouth instead of teeth, with which it hungrily crushes hardshell crabs.* Potent and numerous are Nassau's habitues. They include: Publisher Nelson Doubleday, Publisher Conde Nast and his editor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Winter Islands | 1/26/1931 | See Source »

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