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Whitebait — White bait , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England. (b) A small translucent fish ({Salanx Chinensis}) abundant at certain seasons on the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whitebait — [hwīt′bāt΄, wīt′bāt΄] n. pl. whitebait 1. any of the fry of various silvery fishes used as food, as herring fry ☆ 2. a smelt fish (Allosmerus elongatus) of the Pacific 3. SILVERSIDE … English World dictionary
Whitebait — (engl., spr. ūaitbet) und Whitebaitdinner, s. Hering, S. 209 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Whitebait — (engl., spr. weitbeht), kleiner, zu den Heringen gehöriger Weißfisch in der Themse, gilt gebacken als Delikatesse … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
whitebait — ► NOUN ▪ the small silvery white young of herrings, sprats, and similar marine fish as food … English terms dictionary
Whitebait — This article is concerned with whitebait as the juvenile of various species of fish around the world; for other uses of the term see whitebait (disambiguation). Whitebait are young fish; in Europe the term applies to young herring, but in other… … Wikipedia
whitebait — /hwuyt bayt , wuyt /, n., pl. whitebait. 1. a young sprat or herring. 2. Cookery. any small, delicate fish cooked whole without being cleaned, esp. the sprat. [1750 60; WHITE + BAIT, so called from use as bait] * * * … Universalium
whitebait — white|bait [ˈwaıtbeıt] n [U] very young fish of several types, used as food ▪ deep fried whitebait … Dictionary of contemporary English
whitebait — noun (U) very young fish of several types, used as food: deep fried whitebait … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
whitebait — /ˈwaɪtbeɪt / (say wuytbayt) noun (plural whitebait) fish fry of species such as the Derwent smelt or the inanga, commonly deep fried in a light coating of flour. {white + bait, from the former use of such fry caught in the Thames as bait} …
