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Definition of herring
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Herring
(n.) One of
various
species
of
fishes
of the genus
Clupea,
and
allied
genera,
esp. the
common
round or
English
herring
(C.
harengus)
of the North
Atlantic.
Herrings
move in vast
schools,
coming
in
spring
to the
shores
of
Europe
and
America,
where they are
salted
and
smoked
in great
quantities..
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Herring
::
Herring
(n.) One of
various
species
of
fishes
of the genus
Clupea,
and
allied
genera,
esp. the
common
round or
English
herring
(C.
harengus)
of the North
Atlantic.
Herrings
move in vast
schools,
coming
in
spring
to the
shores
of
Europe
and
America,
where they are
salted
and
smoked
in great
quantities..
Anchovy
::
Anchovy
(n.) A small fish, about three
inches
in
length,
of the
Herring
family
(Engraulis
encrasicholus),
caught
in vast
numbers
in the
Mediterranean,
and
pickled
for
exportation.
The name is also
applied
to
several
allied
species..
Cob
::
Cob (n.) A young
herring.
Sardine
::
Sardine
(n.) Any one of
several
small
species
of
herring
which are
commonly
preserved
in olive oil for food,
especially
the
pilchard,
or
European
sardine
(Clupea
pilchardus).
The
California
sardine
(Clupea
sagax)
is
similar.
The
American
sardines
of the
Atlantic
coast are
mostly
the young of the
common
herring
and of the
menhaden..
Mydaleine
::
Mydaleine
(n.) A toxic
alkaloid
(ptomaine)
obtained
from
putrid
flesh and from
herring
brines.
As a
poison
it is said to
execute
profuse
diarrhoea,
vomiting,
and
intestinal
inflammation..
Porpoise
::
Porpoise
(n.) Any small
cetacean
of the genus
Phocaena,
especially
P.
communis,
or P.
phocaena,
of
Europe,
and the
closely
allied
American
species
(P.
Americana).
The color is dusky or
blackish
above,
paler
beneath.
They are
closely
allied
to the
dolphins,
but have a
shorter
snout.
Called
also
harbor
porpoise,
herring
hag,
puffing
pig, and
snuffer..
Jewfish
::
Jewfish
(n.) A large
herringlike
fish; the
tarpum.
Cabob
::
Cabob (n.) A leg of
mutton
roasted,
stuffed
with white
herrings
and sweet
herbs..
Pickle
::
Pickle
(v. t.) To
preserve
or
season
in
pickle;
to treat with some kind of
pickle;
as, to
pickle
herrings
or
cucumbers..
Blueback
::
Blueback
(n.) An
American
river
herring
(Clupea
aestivalis),
closely
allied
to the
alewife..
Merluce
::
Merluce
(n.) The
European
hake; --
called
also
herring
hake and sea pike.
Harengiform
::
Harengiform
(a.)
Herring-shaped.
Shad
::
Shad (n. sing. & pl.) Any one of
several
species
of food
fishes
of the
Herring
family.
The
American
species
(Clupea
sapidissima),
which is
abundant
on the
Atlantic
coast and
ascends
the
larger
rivers
in
spring
to
spawn,
is an
important
market
fish. The
European
allice
shad, or alose (C.
alosa),
and the
twaite
shad. (C.
finta),
are less
important
species..
Pickle-herring
::
Pickle-herring
(n.) A
merry-andrew;
a
buffoon.
Bloat
::
Bloat (v. t.) To dry
(herrings)
in
smoke.
See
Blote.
Balker
::
Balker
(n.) A
person
who
stands
on a rock or
eminence
to espy the
shoals
of
herring,
etc., and to give
notice
to the men in boats which way they pass; a
conder;
a
huer..
Mattowacca
::
Mattowacca
(n.) An
American
clupeoid
fish
(Clupea
mediocris),
similar
to the shad in
habits
and
appearance,
but
smaller
and less
esteemed
for food; --
called
also
hickory
shad,
tailor
shad, fall
herring,
and shad
herring..
Matie
::
Matie (n.) A fat
herring
with
undeveloped
roe.
Isospondyli
::
Isospondyli
(n. pl.) An
extensive
order of
fishes,
including
the
salmons,
herrings,
and many
allied
forms..
Wall-eye
::
Wall-eye
(n.) The
alewife;
--
called
also
wall-eyed
herring.
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