In brief, this would tend to refute the theory of mackarel snapper exclusively being a derogatory term for a Roman Catholic. I don't doubt that this may be historically true (there IS evidence to support it) but in Shaw's case, the term obviously has a different meaning.
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Waco (/weÉªkoÊ/) is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. The city has a 2009 estimated total population of 126,217. The Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of McLennan County and has a 2007 estimated population of 224,668. Prior to the founding of Waco in 1849, a Wichita Native American group known as the Waco (Spanish: Hueco or Huaco) lived on the land of present-day downtown Waco.