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Sprat
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes); - called also alfione, and perch.
(2):
(n.) 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 of different kinds.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sprat'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/sprat.html. 1828.