单词 | herring-buss |
释义 | herring /herˈing/nounA small silvery sea fish (Clupea harengus) of great commercial value, found moving in great shoals in northern waters ORIGIN: OE hǣring, hēring; cf Ger Hering herrˈinger /-ing-ər/ noun A person or boat employed in herring fishing herrˈingbone adjective
transitive verb
transitive verb and intransitive verb To climb (a slope) on skis by herringbone steps herrˈing-buss noun (historical) See under buss2 herrˈing-fishery noun herring gull noun A large white gull with silver-grey black-tipped wings herring pond noun (facetious) The ocean, esp the Atlantic dead as a herring Quite certainly dead (because a herring out of water soon dies) neither fish nor flesh nor good red herring see under fish1 packed like herring (in a barrel) Very closely packed red herring see under red1 |
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