- garvie herring
- Garvie \Gar"vie\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The sprat; -- called also {garvie herring}, and {garvock}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster]
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garvie herring
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garvie-herring — a sprat … Dictionary of ichthyology
Garvie — Gar vie, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The sprat; called also {garvie herring}, and {garvock}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
garvie — 1) a sprat (Sprattus sprattus in Europe, Clupeidae). Also called garvie herring 2) a small specimen of any fish (Scottish dialect) … Dictionary of ichthyology
garvie — Sprat Sprat (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; called also {garvie}. The name is also applied to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
garvock — Garvie Gar vie, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The sprat; called also {garvie herring}, and {garvock}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alfione — Sprat Sprat (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; called also {garvie}. The name is also applied to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clupea sprattus — Sprat Sprat (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; called also {garvie}. The name is also applied to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perch — Sprat Sprat (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; called also {garvie}. The name is also applied to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rhacochilus toxotes — Sprat Sprat (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; called also {garvie}. The name is also applied to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sprat — (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; called also {garvie}. The name is also applied to small herring… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
