sperling

See also: Sperling

English edit

It has been requested that this entry be merged⁽⁺⁾.

Etymology edit

See sparling.

Noun edit

sperling (plural sperlings)

(UK, archaic, dialect) A smelt; a sparling.
(US, archaic, dialect) A young herring.

References edit

“sperling”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams edit

Pringles, SLERPing, pinglers, plingers, pringles, slerping, springle

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