Dictionary Entry

herring

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /ˈhɛɹɪŋ/Used In Literature ↓

A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.

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Common Phrases

. herringgull herringfishery herringgulls herringfishing herringfisheries herringherring redherring pickled

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Poetry examples for “herring”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Where one lean herring furnish'd Cotta's board,
And nettles grew, fit porridge for their lord;

And on the broken pavement, here and there,
Doth many a stinking sprat and herring lie;
A brandy and tobacco shop is near,

Odah’min, the strawberry
Okahha’wis, the fresh-water herring
Ome’mee, the pigeon