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Definition of Sprats
1. sprat [n] - See also: sprat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sprats
Literary usage of Sprats
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London Labour and the London Poor: A Cyclopaedia of the Condition and by Henry Mayhew (1851)
"I'm on sprats now, you see, sir, and yon'd wonder, sometimes, to see how keen
people looks to them when they're new. They're a blessing to the poor, ..."
2. The Herring: Its Natural History and National Importance by John Mitchell Mitchell (1864)
"FRENCH MODE OF CURING SARDINES (OR sprats) IN OIL. We now come to the second and
more delicate mode of preparation, the curing the sprats in tin boxes with ..."
3. English Literature of the Nineteenth Century: On the Plan of the Author's by Charles Dexter Cleveland (1857)
"Before a meagre family dinner was quite over, a dish of POTTED sprats was set
before the lady of the house, who, expatiating on their excellence, ..."
4. The Sea-fishing Industry of England and Wales: A Popular Account of the Sea by Frederick George Aflalo (1904)
"... and Lulworth—Dorset and East Devon—-A Plea for Inshore Trawling—Decline of
Exmouth Herrings—'sprats "and 'London sprats' at ..."
5. Scientific Tracts and Family Lyceum: Designed for Instruction and edited by Jerome Van Crowninshield Smith (1834)
"This law is observed to tha present day; and a large dish of sprats uniformly
graces the table of the Civic Lord, at his inaugural feast. FOSSIL REPTILES. ..."
6. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"... To make sprats taste like Anchovies. Salt them well, and let the salt drain
from them. la twenty-four hours wipe them dry, but do not wash them. ..."
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