As nouns the difference between garfish and snook
is that garfish is any fish of the needlefish family while snook is a freshwater and marine fish of the family centropomidae in the order perciformes, especially or snook can be (uk|pejorative|as a gesture) a disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth.
As a verb snook is
to fish for snook or snook can be (obsolete) to sniff out.
garfish
Noun
(en-noun)
Any fish of the needlefish family .
Any North or Central American fish of the family .
Synonyms
* (fish of family Belonidae) needlefish, long-nose
* (fish of family Lepisosteidae) gar, garpike
snook
Alternative forms
* snoek
Etymology 1
(etyl)
Noun
(
en noun)
A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes, especially
# , the common snook.
Any of various other fishes. See (pedialite).
Derived terms
* bay snook
* common snook
Etymology 2
From the 19th century. origin, possibly related to (
snoot) or (
snout).
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rfphoto)
Noun
(
en noun)
(UK, pejorative, as a gesture) A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth.
Derived terms
* cock a snook
* cocking of a snook
* snook-cocker
* snook-cocking
Verb
(
en verb)
(obsolete) To sniff out.
(obsolete) To lurk; to lie in ambush.
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