"sperling" meaning in English

See sperling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sperlings [plural]
Etymology: See sparling. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sparling}} sparling Head templates: {{en-noun}} sperling (plural sperlings)
  1. (UK, archaic, dialect) A smelt; a sparling. Tags: UK, archaic, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Smelts
    Sense id: en-sperling-en-noun-2wI3DTpO Disambiguation of Smelts: 66 34 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49
  2. (US, archaic, dialect) A young herring. Tags: US, archaic, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Herrings
    Sense id: en-sperling-en-noun-9tJ1tLC1 Disambiguation of Herrings: 24 76 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sperling meaning in English (2.3kB)

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