Noah Webster
Mackerel
MACK'EREL, noun [Latin macula, a spot; the spotted fish.]
A species of fish of the genus Scomber, an excellent table fish.
MACK'EREL, noun A pander or pimp.
Mackerel-gale, in Dryden, may mean a gate that ripples the surface of the sea, or one which is suitable for catching mackerel as this fish is caught with the bait in motion.