Cisco n. (Zool.) The Lake herring (Coregonus Artedi), valuable food fish of the Great Lakes of North America. The name is also applied to Coregonus Hoyi, a related species of Lake Michigan.
...CISCO. A fish of the herring kind, of which thousands of barrels are annually taken and salted in ... — The Sailor's Word-Book • William Henry Smyth
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