brisling

Other forms: brislings

Definitions of brisling

1. noun

   small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines
   synonyms: sprat

   type of:

   herring

   valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
2. noun

   small herring processed like a sardine
   synonyms: Clupea sprattus, sprat

   type of:

   sardine

   any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned