| 单词 | spratting | 
| 释义 | sprattingn.  The action or practice of fishing for sprats. Cf. sprat v. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > 			[noun]		 > for sprats sprat fare?1568 spratting1818 stowboating1833 1818    Morning Chron. 21 Jan.  				As a small boat..was returning from spratting, by a sudden gust of wind she was upset. 1883    R. C. Leslie Sea-painter's Log ix  				A seine is also used for spratting in bays where the shore is clean. 1938    Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 7 123  				Of the four main fisheries of the district, viz. cockling, shrimping, spratting and whitebaiting, only spratting is not dependent on the plankton of the Estuary for its maintenance. 2016    Independent 		(Nexis)	 15 Sept. 49  				After lunch, fishermen from Island Fish on Bryher induct partygoers into the art of..‘spratting’—fishing for tiny silvery whitebait. Compounds  General attributive, as  spratting boat,  spratting net,  spratting season, etc. ΚΠ 1837    Constitutional & Public Ledger 8 June  				The salvors..were engaged in what is called spratting voyages (catching sprats for manure). 1860    Ipswich Jrnl. 3 Nov.  				We hope this spratting season will also prove a remunerative one. 1870    Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 15 Oct.  				A nearly new spratting net. 1960    Times 10 Dec. 8/7  				The fishing-smacks and spratting boats came out again. 2007    Herald Express 		(Torquay)	 		(Nexis)	 10 Nov. 4  				The spratting fleet is delighted with the high-priced feast. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < | 
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