Definitions for Sprat
sprætsprat

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sprat, brislingnoun

   small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines

2. brisling, sprat, Clupea sprattusnoun

   small herring processed like a sardine

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spratnoun

   Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the family Clupeidae.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spratnoun

   A small sea fish.

   Etymology: sprot, Dutch.

   So oft in feasts with costly changes clad,
   To crammed maws a sprat new stomach brings. Philip Sidney.

   All-saints do lay for porke and sowse,
   For sprats and spurlings for their house. Thomas Tusser.

   Of round fish there are brit, sprat, barn, smelts. Carew.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sprat

   Sprat is the common name applied to a group of forage fish belonging to the genus Sprattus in the family Clupeidae. The term also is applied to a number of other small sprat-like forage fish (Clupeoides, Clupeonella, Corica, Ehirava, Hyperlophus, Microthrissa, Nannothrissa, Platanichthys, Ramnogaster, Rhinosardinia, and Stolothrissa). Like most forage fishes, sprats are highly active, small, oily fish. They travel in large schools with other fish and swim continuously throughout the day.They are recognized for their nutritional value, as they contain high levels of polyunsaturated fats, considered beneficial to the human diet. They are eaten in many places around the world. Sprats are sometimes passed off as other fish; products sold as having been prepared from anchovies (since the 19th century) and others sold as sardines sometimes are prepared from sprats, as the authentic ones once were less accessible. They are known for their smooth flavour and are easy to mistake for baby sardines.

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1. sprat

   A sprat is a small, herring-like, marine fish that is often used for food. It is commonly found in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. The term can also refer to any of several related or similar fish.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spratnoun

   a small European herring (Clupea sprattus) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also garvie. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds

2. Spratnoun

   a California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes); -- called also alfione, and perch

3. Etymology: [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sprat

   sprat, n. a fish of the family Clupeidæ, like the herring, but much smaller.—n. Sprat′-weath′er, the dark days of November and December. [Dut. sprot; Ger. sprotte.]

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1. • Herring
   • Sardine

Anagrams for Sprat »

1. parts

2. prats

3. strap

4. tarps

5. traps

6. spart

How to pronounce Sprat?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sprat in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sprat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Sprat
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sprat
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Sprat
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprat
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sprat
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Sprat