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noun, plural sprats, (especially collectively) sprat for 1.
1.
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
2.
a small or inconsequential person or thing.
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Sprat
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| sprat (spræt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also brisling a small marine food fish, Clupea sprattus, of the NE Atlantic Ocean and North Sea: family Clupeidae (herrings) |
| 2. | any of various small or young herrings |
| [C16: variant of Old English sprott; related to Middle Low German sprott, Norwegian sprot small rod] | |
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sprat
"small European herring," 1597, variant of sprot, from O.E. sprot "a small herring," related to Du. sprot, and probably connected to sprout.
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