English edit

Etymology edit

fry +‎ -ling

Noun edit

fryling (plural frylings)

  1. A very small trout.
    • 2009 May 23, Monica Davey, “States Barter Fish and Bullets to Save Money”, in New York Times[1]:
      In an unusual alliance, Minnesota is trading walleye fingerlings, above, for Wisconsin frylings.
    • 2009, Jim DuFresne, Michigan Off the Beaten Path, page 90:
      He begins with eggs and raises the trout from frylings to rainbows that will measure well over 16 inches.