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sprat definition

sprat (sprat)

noun

any of a genus (Sprattus) of small, silvery herrings of temperate seas, esp. a European species (S. sprattus) often canned as food

Etymology: < ME sprotte < OE sprott: for IE base see sprout

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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