sardine
noun /ˌsɑːˈdiːn/
/ˌsɑːrˈdiːn/
Idioms - a small young sea fish (for example, a young pilchard) that is either eaten fresh or preserved in tinsTopics Fish and shellfishc1Word Originlate Middle English: from French, or from Latin sardina, from sarda, from Greek, probably from Sardō ‘Sardinia’.
Idioms
(packed, crammed, etc.) like sardines
- (informal) pressed tightly together in a way that is uncomfortable or unpleasant
- We were packed in like sardines.