sewen

noun

sew·​en

variants or less commonly sewin

ˈsüə̇n

or siwin

ˈsēwə̇n

plural -s

: the sea trout as found along the west coast of England and Wales and the coasts of Ireland whence it is sometimes regarded as constituting a distinct variety (Salmo trutta cambricus)

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