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sardine1 definition

sar·dine (sär dēn′)

noun pl. sardines -·dines′ or sardine -·dine′

any of various small ocean fishes preserved in tightly packed cans for eating, as a pilchard

Etymology: ME sardeyne < MFr sardine < L sardina < sarda, kind of fish, prob. < Gr Sardō, Sardinia

sardine2 definition

sar·dine (sär′din, -dīn′)

noun

sard

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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