sharpling

English

Etymology

From sharp +‎ -ling. Compare German Schärfling (“stickleback”).

Noun

sharpling (plural sharplings)

1. (UK, dialect, archaic) A stickleback.

References

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