sperling

See also: Sperling

English

Alternative forms

• spirling, spurling

Etymology

Alteration of sparling.

Noun

sperling (plural sperlings)

1. (Scotland, obsolete) A European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).

   Synonym: sparling

2. (US, dialect, obsolete) A young herring.

References

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

Anagrams

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