sperling
(US, dialect, obsolete) A young herring.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(US, dialect, obsolete) A young herring.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(Scotland, obsolete) A European smelt ().
Origin: Alteration of sparling. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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