SPRATS

Noun

sprats

plural of sprat

Anagrams

• S traps, straps

Source: Wiktionary


SPRAT

Sprat, n. Etym: [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zoöl.) (a) 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. (b) A California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes); -- called also alfione, and perch. Sprat borer (Zoöl.), the red-throated diver; -- so called from its fondness for sprats. See Diver.

– Sprat loon. (Zoöl.) (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.] (b) The red-throated diver. See Diver.

– Sprat mew (Zoöl.), the kittiwake gull.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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