Sprat
Pronunciation : Sprat
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo?l.) (a) 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. (b) A Ca
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913