thornback noun.
['Ɵɔ:nbak] ME.[from THORN noun + BACK noun1.]1. A ray,
Raja clavata, of European waters, which has several rows of spines along its back and tail, and is caught for eating as skate; also
thornback ray. Also called
roker.
ME.b. Any of certain similar fishes;
US a Pacific guitar-fish,
Platyrhinoidis triseriata;
Austral. a ray,
Raja lemprieri (also
thornback skate).
M18.2. An old maid.
slang. Long
rare or
obsolete.
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