WHITEBAITS

Noun

whitebaits

plural of whitebait

Source: Wiktionary


WHITEBAIT

White"bait`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England. (b) A small translucent fish (Salanx Chinensis) abundant at certain seasons on the coasts of China and Japan, and used in the same manner as the European whitebait.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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