padle

noun

1. (Scotland, obsolete)A lumpsucker or lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus).

   “The Padle of our market is the male Lump fish (Cyclopterus Lumpus.) The female is called Hush by our fishers; but it is seldom brought to market, being much inferior to the male for the table.”

   “The male lump-fish, or padle, is brought to market in April and May.”

   “The Lump Fish or Padle, as it is named in Scotland is often taken in the Firth of Forth in the salmon-nets and Musselburgh and Queensferry, generally about the month of June, and entirely disappears after the month of August.”