sparling

[ spahr-ling ]

noun,plural spar·lings, (especially collectively) spar·ling.
  1. the European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus.

Origin of sparling

1
1275–1325; Middle English sperlynge<Old French esperlinge<Germanic; compare German Spierling

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sparling

/ (ˈspɑːlɪŋ) /


nounplural -lings or -ling
  1. the European smelt: See smelt 2

  2. a young herring

Origin of sparling

1
C14 sperlynge, from Old French esperling, from Middle Dutch spierlinc, from spier young shoot

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