Associations to the word «Pilchard»
Noun
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Wiktionary
PILCHARD, noun. Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.
Dictionary definition
PILCHARD, noun. Small fatty fish usually canned.
PILCHARD, noun. Small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring.
Wise words
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truants in custody and bring them back to their right
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