pomfret

noun

1. A fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight genera and some twenty species.
2. Any in the genus Pampus (family Stromateidae) of butterfishes.
3. A golden pomfret (Trachinotus blochii, family Carangidae).
4. A black pomfret (Parastromateus niger, family Carangidae).

name

1. (countable, uncountable)A surname.

   “The young lady, who made her firſt appearance in Lady Bab Lardoon, at the Haymarket on Monday night laſt, is a Miſs Prideaux, and lineally deſcended from one of the daughters and co-heireſſes of the Right Hon. John Wilmot, the witty Earl of Rocheſter, and conſequently related to the Sandwiches, Pomfrets, Coopers, and many other noble families.”

2. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
3. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
4. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
5. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
6. (countable, uncountable)A town in North West province, South Africa.