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Meanings of pilchard in English

Portuguese
sardinha
Catalan
sardina

Small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring.

        sardinha
        Usage of pilchard in English
        1
        We may need more than cheery pilchard songs to get through this.
        The Guardian
        2
        The pilchard closely resembles the herring, but is thicker and heavier, with larger scales.
        The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton
        3
        The pilchard is a little fish resembling a small herring.
        Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines
        4
        I mean what if they're the ones who brought the egg and pilchard salad?
        The South African
        5
        Herring fishing, cod fishing, and pilchard fishing, are alike untouched.
        Men of Invention and Industry
        6
        His pilchard trade with Italy practically came to an end after the summer of 1914.
        The Red Redmaynes
        7
        Such is the ordinary way of catching the pilchard on the coast of Cornwall with seines.
        Michael Penguyne; Or, Fisher Life on the Cornish Coast
        8
        He bought up the sean-boats for miles along the coast, and took the pilchard-fishery into his hands.
        Shining Ferry
        9
        In its harbour we now saw a large fleet of boats, engaged in the pilchard and mackerel fishery.
        A Yacht Voyage Round England
        10
        They resemble those of the sprat and pilchard in having a segmented yolk and there is no oil globule.
        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
        11
        The Cornishmen do not think so, for they find the pilchard fishing to be a source of great wealth.
        Men of Invention and Industry
        12
        And lastly, it will only be necessary to speak of the "maray," which is practically the English pilchard.
        The Art of Living in Australia / Together with Three Hundred Aus...
        13
        In connection with the pilchard trade, he now visited Italy and often spent a month at a time in that country.
        The Red Redmaynes
        14
        Inasmuch as a pilchard catch worth £800 was in dispute, feeling ran high between the Nancepean Daws and the Lanyon Gulls.
        The Altar Steps
        15
        About a week after the pilchard incident, he reported ready for this service, when a twist of circumstance rendered it unnecessary.
        The Cruise of the Dry Dock
        16
        Joseph Pendean, Michael's father, was often in Italy on his pilchard business for the firm, and he married an Italian woman.
        The Red Redmaynes
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        Translations for pilchard
        Portuguese
        sardinha
        Catalan
        sardina
        Pilchard through the time