The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thornbut \Thorn"but\, n. [Thorn + -but as in halibut; cf. G. dornbutt.] (Zo["o]l.) The turbot.
Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete rare English) A fish, the turbot.
Usage examples of "thornbut".
But it was never fought out (that's the worst of fights on a rough hillside) for by very bad luck Thornbut trod on a loose stone, came flat down on his nose, and found when he tried to get up that he had sprained his ankle: a real excruciating sprain which would keep him from walking or riding for at least a fortnight.
But it was never fought out (that’s the worst of fights on a rough hillside) for by very bad luck Thornbut trod on a loose stone, came flat down on his nose, and found when he tried to get up that he had sprained his ankle: a real excruciating sprain which would keep him from walking or riding for at least a fortnight.