brisling

bris·ling

B0486700 (brĭz′lĭng, brĭs′-)n. See sprat.

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[Norwegian, alteration (influenced by brisa, to flash) of Low German bretling, from bret, broad.]

brisling

(ˈbrɪslɪŋ) n (Animals) another name for a sprat, esp a Norwegian sprat seasoned, smoked, and canned in oil[C20: from Norwegian; related to obsolete Danish bretling, German Breitling]

sprat

(spræt)

n., pl. sprats, (esp. collectively) sprat for 1. 1. a herring, Clupea sprattus, of the E North Atlantic. 2. a young or small person or thing. [1590–1600; variant of earlier sprot, Middle English, Old English, c. Middle Dutch]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brisling - small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardinesspratClupea sprattus, sprat, brisling - small herring processed like a sardineherring - valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
	2.	brisling - small herring processed like a sardineClupea sprattus, spratClupea, genus Clupea - type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herringssardine - any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently cannedbrisling, sprat - small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines

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