Brisling
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sprat (small herring), especially Sprattus sprattus.
- 2 small herring processed like a sardine wordnet
- 3 small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From Norwegian brisling and Danish brisling, from Low German bretling, from bret (“broad”), from Middle Low German *brêd, from Old Saxon brēd.