noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus). Scotland, obsolete
2. 2
   A young herring. US, dialectal, obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

sparling

Etymology

Alteration of sparling.

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