mackerel
noun[L. macula, a spot; the spotted fish.]
A species of fish of the genus Scomber, an excellent table fish .
mackerel
nounA pander or pimp. Mackerel-gale, in Dryden, may mean a gate that ripples the surface of the sea, or one which is suitable for catching mackerel, as this fish is caught with the bait in motion.