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brisling
(bris′liŋ)
noun
sprat
Origin: Norw dial. < older Dan bretling
See brisling in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
See sprat.
Origin:
Origin: Norwegian
Origin: , alteration (influenced by Norwegian brisa, to flash)
Origin: of Low German bretling
Origin: , from bret, broad
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