Lexic.us

Definition of Sperling

1. n. A smelt; a sparling.

Definition of Sperling

1. a dialect [n -S] - See also: dialect

Medical Definition of Sperling

1. A smelt; a sparling. A young herring. See: Sparling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sperling

Literary usage of Sperling

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

1. The History of Normandy and of England by Francis Palgrave (1864)
"Since she married sperling, the rich Miller of Vaudreuil, whom she took to, ... The bon-homme sperling, his matron and house-folk, and the Duke and his ..."

2. The History of Normandy and of England by Francis Palgrave (1864)
"Since she married sperling, the rich Miller of Vaudreuil, whom she took to, ... The bon-homme sperling, his matron and house-folk, and the Duke and his ..."

3. The History of Normandy and of England by Francis Palgrave (1864)
"Since she married sperling, the rich Miller of Vaudreuil, whom she took to, ... The bon-homme sperling, his matron and house-folk, and the Duke and his ..."

4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, Edward Thurlow Thurlow, Alexander Wedderburn Rosslyn, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins (1844)
"... that for the purpose of making provision for John sperling and his intended wife and the issue of their marriage, during the lives of Henry sperling and ..."

5. Personal Cars and China =: Si Ren Jiao Che Yu Zhongguo by Zhongguo gong cheng yuan, National Research Council (U.S.) (2003)
"... China Daniel sperling, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis Lu Ximing, Shanghai City Comprehensive Transportation ..."

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