sperling

== English == === Alternative forms === spirling, spurling === Etymology === Alteration of sparling. === Noun === sperling (plural sperlings) (Scotland, obsolete) A European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus). Synonym: sparling (US, dialect, obsolete) A young herring. === References === “sperling”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Pringles, SLERPing, pinglers, plingers, pringles, slerping, springle