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brisling

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bris·ling  (brzlng, brs-)
n.
See sprat.
[Norwegian, alteration (influenced by Norwegian brisa, to flash) of Low German bretling, from bret, broad.]
brisling
Noun
same as sprat [Norwegian]
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Noun1.brislingbrisling - small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines
sprat
Clupea sprattus, sprat, brisling - small herring processed like a sardine
herring - valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
2.brislingbrisling - small herring processed like a sardine
Clupea sprattus, sprat
Clupea, genus Clupea - type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings
sardine - any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
brisling, sprat - small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines


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