sprat

About 0.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.
2. noun Any of various similar fish of other genera.
3. noun Anything petty or insignificant.
4. noun A sixpence.
5. verb To manure (land) with sprats (the fish).

Similar words

brisling clupea sprattus anchovy spratter european sprat spratting skipper pilchard spadefish herring

Often followed by

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Word family

brisling sprats