/ spræt; NAmE / noun
a very small European sea fish that is used for food
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: variant of Old English sprot , of unknown origin.
/ spræt; NAmE / noun
a very small European sea fish that is used for food
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: variant of Old English sprot , of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005