Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of sprat.
Examples
“The blacks bestow on this godsend, popularly known as "sprats" -- HARENGULA STEREOLEPIS (Ogilby) -- the name of "Oon-gnahr.”
“I adore that their young are called sprats and I shall be endeavouring to use fissiparously in a sentence this weekend.”
“Small fish, such as sprats, were simply salted in saturated brine and dried to 15% moisture.”
“Uncomforted by nicotine the man's spirits plummeted like a gannet after sprats.”
The Guardian: Down go the fairy lights and down go Middlesbrough's promotion hopes | Harry Pearson
“In March 1998, the town of Bracknell experienced a shower of dead frogs, while in August 2000 Great Yarmouth received a similar shower, this time of dead sprats.”
“Small can of sprats (I used smoked sprats from Lithuania that were on sale)”
“Pour in the cream and about half of the marinade from the sprats.”
The Huffington Post: Kalle Bergman: Janssons Temptation: Star Of The Swedish Christmas Smorgasbord
“This lovely fella is essentially a potato gratin, topped with crispy breadcrumbs, soft on the inside and spiced up with small pickled sprats to add an amazing and almost undefinable sweet saltiness to the dish.”
The Huffington Post: Kalle Bergman: Janssons Temptation: Star Of The Swedish Christmas Smorgasbord
“The Swedish word ansjovis is often translated and understandably so into the English anchovies, but the fact of the matter is that ansjovis in Swedish actually means pickled sprats.”
The Huffington Post: Kalle Bergman: Janssons Temptation: Star Of The Swedish Christmas Smorgasbord
“Now, you can actually substitute the sprats for matjes herring if you have a hard time finding pickled sprats and a suprisingly easy time finding matjes herring.”
The Huffington Post: Kalle Bergman: Janssons Temptation: Star Of The Swedish Christmas Smorgasbord
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘sprats’.
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Rats
rats, rat, tree-rat, pilori-rat, prorate, pro rata, Ratso Rizzo, ratfink, rat pack, Rat Pack, Rats!, rat race and 157 more...
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Monosyllabic.
How much oomph can you fit in one of them words what don't use more than one sound byte.
morph, deign, pip, thwart, swerve, awe, clash, squall, shriek, prowl, throng, deft and 22 more...
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Herring
herring, pickled herring, red herring, bloater, herring-buss, herring-fishery, herring pond, herring-pond, whitebait, herringbone, herring-bone, buss and 65 more...
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doublefourtime's Words
misogyny, twat, music, tuppence, apathy, moor, chuckle, conversation, ninja, bloody, gymkhana, naïve and 61 more...
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ruzuzu From the examples:
“In March 1998, the town of Bracknell experienced a shower of dead frogs, while in August 2000 Great Yarmouth received a similar shower, this time of dead sprats.”
--The Guardian: Weatherwatch: a shower of frogs
Jan 26, 2012