~ 1 [ sα:'di:n ]
■ noun
1》 a young pilchard or other young or small herring-like fish.
2》 ( ~s ) [treated as sing. ] Brit. a children's game in which one child hides and the other children, as they find the hider, join him or her in the hiding place.
■ verb informal pack closely together.
Phrases
packed like ~s crowded close together, as ~s in tins.
Origin
ME: from Fr., or from L. sardina , from sarda , from Gk, prob. from Sardō 'Sardinia'.
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~ 2 [ 'sα:dʌɪn ]
■ noun another term for sardius .
Origin
ME: via late L. from Gk sardinos , var. of sardios (see sardius ).