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This page is bad, no citations on anything. I changed the mythbusters line as it contradicts the probable history of the idiom. Historically, fish were not stored in a barrel full of water, they were stored in a barrel full of other fish. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.132.83.233 00:48, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
the term "finfish" refers to bony fishes, sharks and some rays; the term "scalefish" refers to fish bearing scales; the term "fish" can refer to more than one fish, particularly when the fish are from the same species; the term "fishes" refers to more than one species of fish; Fishing – the activity of trying to catch fish
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This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).
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AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...