Spratting

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fishing for sprats. uncountable

    "The spratting season usually lasts from November to March, and, before the outbreak of the recent war, large consignments of sprats were despatched to the Continent, via Parkeston Quay and the train ferry."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sprat form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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brislingbrislingclupea sprattusfishpuppuppy

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"The spratting season usually lasts from November to March, and, before the outbreak of the recent war, large consignments of sprats were despatched to the Continent, via Parkeston Quay and the train ferry."

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