Associations to the word «Pilchard»

Wiktionary

PILCHARD, noun. Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.

Dictionary definition

PILCHARD, noun. Small fatty fish usually canned.
PILCHARD, noun. Small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring.

Wise words

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