Definition of Herrings

1. Noun. (plural of herring) ¹

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Definition of Herrings

1. herring [n] - See also: herring

Lexicographical Neighbors of Herrings

herrerasaur
herrerasaurus
herried
herries
herring
herring-bone
herring-worm disease
herring gull
herring hog
herring salad
herringbone
herringboned
herringbones
herringboning
herringlike
herrings (current term)
herro
herry
herrying
hers
hersage
hersal
hersall
hersalls
herschel
herschelian
herse
hersed
herself
herses

Literary usage of Herrings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1862)
"The quality of the Danish and Baltic herrings is inferior to the Moray Firth ... The Yarmouth herrings are inferior in some respects to those of the north ..."

2. Journal of the Statistical Society of London by Statistical Society (Great Britain) (1848)
"From May to July, before lamb becomes plentiful, herrings are considered the greatest luxury throughout the manufacturing districts of Lancashire. ..."

3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1856)
"Tho great distance prevents, likewise, dealers from inspecting the herrings on the spot here, who therefore make their purchases solely on their trust in ..."

4. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"herrings AND SPRATS. To smoke herrings. Clean, and lay them in salt and a ... Fried herrings. Serve them of a light brown, with onions sliced and fried ..."

5. Nature by Norman Lockyer, Nature Publishing Group (1875)
"The most contradictory accounts of the time at which herrings spawn have been published by various inquirers. Much of this confusion results, no doubt, ..."

6. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, James Edwin Thorold Rogers (1869)
"The herrings caught and cured at sea, are called sea sticks. In order to render them what are called merchantable herrings, it is necessary to repack them ..."

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