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sild.

Any young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɪld/
  1. Any young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine.

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Where this word comes from

From Norwegian and Danish sild, from Old Norse síld. More at sile. See also sillock.

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