| pinfish | (n) similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States, Syn. sailor's-choice, squirrelfish, Lagodon rhomboides |
| Pinfish | n. [ So called from their sharp dorsal spines. ] (Zool.) ☞ Both are excellent food fishes, common on the coast of the United States south of Cape Hatteras. The name is also applied to other allied species. [ 1913 Webster ] |