sperling
See also: Sperling
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Alteration of sparling.
Noun
sperling (plural sperlings)
- (Scotland, obsolete) A European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
- Synonym: sparling
- (US, dialect, obsolete) A young herring.
References
- “sperling”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.