English dictionary

sprat

/spr/&/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines

noun.food

Synonyms brisling

Source: WordNet 3.0
small herring processed like a sardine

noun.animal

Synonyms brisling clupea sprattus

Source: WordNet 3.0
A small European herring (<i>Clupea sprattus</i>) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also <i>garvie</i>. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds.

noun

Source: webster1913