BRISLING

brisling, sprat, Clupea sprattus

(noun) small herring processed like a sardine

sprat, brisling

(noun) small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

brisling (plural brislings or brisling)

A sprat (small herring)

Anagrams

• birlings

Source: Wiktionary



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MUMMIFY

(verb) remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; “Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs”


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