(Scotland, Ireland) A young salmon; grilse.
(Scotland, Ireland) A young salmon; grilse.
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' A young salmon. See Grawl, sb.
A Scottish name for the sprat (Sprattus sprattus), a small herring-like fish found in northern European coastal waters. Also called 'garvie' in Scotland. Sprats were an important part of the working-class diet in coastal Scottish communities, preserved in salt or smoked. The word is regional and now quite obscure outside historical or dialect-focused contexts.
(UK, dialect) A small trout or salmon.
(Scotland) A young gull.
(Scotland) A young sea trout, in the year after they return to fresh water after their smolt migration stage.