[T]hey ca' it fasting when they hae the best o' fish frae Hartlepool and Sunderland by land carriage, forbye trouts, gilses, salmon, and a' the lave o't, and so they make their very fasting a kind of luxury and abomination; […]
Source: wiktionary
Grilse
//ɡɹɪls//
Synonyms for "grilse" (17 found)
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Translations
8 translations across 7 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- lohi noun (young salmon)
Greek
2 entries- σολομάκι noun (young salmon)
- σολομός ηλικίας 4 ετών noun (young salmon)
Irish
1 entries- bláthán noun (young salmon)
Manx
1 entries- braddan noa noun (young salmon)
Mi'kmaq
1 entries- taqawan noun (young salmon)
Persian
1 entries- آزادماهی noun (young salmon)
Welsh
1 entries- gleisiad noun (young salmon)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
In our own tongue salmon are fry as babies, parr as children, smolt as adolescents, and grilse as adults.
Source: wiktionary
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