silversides

[ sil-ver-sahydz ]

/ ˈsɪl vərˌsaɪdz /

noun, plural sil·ver·sides.

any of several small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side, as Menidia menidia, inhabiting the Atlantic coast of the U.S.

Nearby words

silverize, silverly, silvern, silverpoint, silverside, silversides, silversmith, silvertail, silvertip, silverware, silverweed

Also silverside.

Origin of silversides

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; silver + side¹ + -s³

Definition for silversides (2 of 2)

silverside

[ sil-ver-sahyd ]

/ ˈsɪl vərˌsaɪd /

noun

Chiefly British. a rump roast of beef, especially one taken from the crown of the rump.

silversides.

Origin of silverside

First recorded in 1810–20; silver + side¹

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Examples from the Web for silversides

In Perdido Bay I have found fresh-water minnows and silversides living together with marine gobies and salt-water eels.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan

British Dictionary definitions for silversides

silverside

/ (ˈsɪlvəˌsaɪd) /

noun

British and NZ a coarse cut of beef below the aitchbone and above the leg

Also called: silversides any small marine or freshwater teleost fish of the family Atherinidae, related to the grey mullets: includes the jacksmelt

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