sparling

American

[spahr-ling] / ˈspɑr lɪŋ /

noun

the European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus.

sparling British

/ ˈspɑːlɪŋ /

noun

the European smelt See smelt 2
a young herring

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

sparling

plural
sparlings

plural

Etymology

Origin of sparling

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

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