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Meanings of pilchard in English
Small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring.
Usage of pilchard in English
1
We may need more than cheery pilchard songs to get through this.
2
The pilchard closely resembles the herring, but is thicker and heavier, with larger scales.
3
The pilchard is a little fish resembling a small herring.
4
I mean what if they're the ones who brought the egg and pilchard salad?
5
Herring fishing, cod fishing, and pilchard fishing, are alike untouched.
6
His pilchard trade with Italy practically came to an end after the summer of 1914.
7
Such is the ordinary way of catching the pilchard on the coast of Cornwall with seines.
8
He bought up the sean-boats for miles along the coast, and took the pilchard-fishery into his hands.
9
In its harbour we now saw a large fleet of boats, engaged in the pilchard and mackerel fishery.
10
They resemble those of the sprat and pilchard in having a segmented yolk and there is no oil globule.
11
The Cornishmen do not think so, for they find the pilchard fishing to be a source of great wealth.
12
And lastly, it will only be necessary to speak of the "maray," which is practically the English pilchard.
13
In connection with the pilchard trade, he now visited Italy and often spent a month at a time in that country.
14
Inasmuch as a pilchard catch worth £800 was in dispute, feeling ran high between the Nancepean Daws and the Lanyon Gulls.
15
About a week after the pilchard incident, he reported ready for this service, when a twist of circumstance rendered it unnecessary.
16
Joseph Pendean, Michael's father, was often in Italy on his pilchard business for the firm, and he married an Italian woman.
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