Sardine
[sɑː'diːn] or [,sɑr'din]
Definition
(noun.) any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned.
(noun.) small fatty fish usually canned.
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Definition
(n.) Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Clupea pilchardus). The California sardine (Clupea sagax) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the common herring and of the menhaden.
(n.) See Sardius.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Sard.
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Definition
n. a small fish of the herring family abundant about the island of Sardinia potted with olive-oil for export the pilchard: a petty character.
n. the same as Sard.—Also Sar′dius.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To eat sardines in a dream, foretells that distressing events will come unexpectedly upon you. For a young woman to dream of putting them on the table, denotes that she will be worried with the attentions of a person who is distasteful to her.
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