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The pimps and the panders, the cadets and maquereaux ... they vote the ticket of the organization; they contribute to the campaign funds; they serve as colonizers and repeaters at the polls.
The Machine Upton Sinclair 1923
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Similarly the _maquereaux_ of the old French comedy were clothed in a mottled dress like our harlequin, just as the Latin
English Past and Present Richard Chenevix Trench 1846
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Snacked mackerel, white wine marinated, white grape, croutons is the given English translation of maquereaux au vin blanc.
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Snacked mackerel, white wine marinated, white grape, croutons is the given English translation of maquereaux au vin blanc.
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Cuisine Créative maquereaux caramélisés risotto de lentilles
madmouth commented on the word maquereaux
French. "mackerel", colloquially a ridiculous figure.
The heroes of today are the maquereaux of tomorrow
-Powell's "Valley of Bones"
May 13, 2009
bilby commented on the word maquereaux
*itches for some fish-slapping*
May 13, 2009