A fish resembling a herring.
1792. In 1787 were exported Barrels of manhadden 236.—‘Descr. of Kentucky,’ p. 42. (N.E.D.)
1824. See TAUTAUG.
1894. [These fish are] called “moss bunkers,” “mossy bunkers,” “green tails,” “Sam Days,” and “bony fish,” in Cape May County, and “mud shad” in Cumberland County [New Jersey].—‘Dialect Notes,’ i. 332.
