SPARLING

sparling, European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus

(noun) the common smelt of Europe

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Sparling (plural Sparlings)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sparling is the 12279th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2532 individuals. Sparling is most common among White (94.04%) individuals.

Anagrams

• graplins, springal

Etymology

Noun

sparling (plural sparlings)

The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).

A young salmon.

(UK, Scotland, dialect) A tern.

Anagrams

• graplins, springal

Source: Wiktionary


Spar"ling, n. Etym: [Akin to G. spierling, spiering, D. spiering: cf. F. Ʃperlan.] (Zoƶl.) (a) The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus). (b) A young salmon. (c) A tern. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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