- silver herring
- noun
: the menhaden especially when processed and canned for food
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
silver herring
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Norwegian silver herring — light cured herring that keeps well at room temperature … Dictionary of ichthyology
silver — A precious metal used in the coining of money, and in various arts, crafts, and industries. See ale silver; aver silver; bullion; green silver; herring silver; king s silver; plough silver … Ballentine's law dictionary
Silver Gull — Adult Conservation status … Wikipedia
herring — [[t]he̱rɪŋ[/t]] N VAR (The plural can be either herring or herrings.) A herring is a long silver coloured fish. Herring live in large groups in the sea. → See also red herring N UNCOUNT Herring is a piece of this fish eaten as food … English dictionary
silver cured herring — 1) very heavily salted, mild smoked herring 2) herring less heavily salted and smoked than red herring (q.v.)(United Kingdom) 3) a hard dried, salted herring, not smoked (Netherlands) … Dictionary of ichthyology
herring — UK [ˈherɪŋ] / US noun Word forms herring : singular herring plural herring a) [countable] a long thin silver sea fish b) [uncountable] this fish eaten as food • See: red herring … English dictionary
silver stripe round herring — grakščioji silkelė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Spratelloides gracilis angl. silver stripe round herring rus. изящная кибинаго ryšiai: platesnis terminas – silkelės kibinagai … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
herring — her|ring [ˈherıŋ] n plural herrings or herring [: Old English; Origin: hAring] a long thin silver sea fish that can be eaten →↑red herring … Dictionary of contemporary English
herring — noun plural herrings or herring (C) a long thin silver sea fish that can be eaten see also: red herring … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
herring — her|ring [ herıŋ ] noun count a long thin silver ocean fish a. uncount this fish eaten as food => RED HERRING … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
