WHITEBAIT


Meaning of WHITEBAIT in English

/hwuyt"bayt', wuyt"-/ , n. , pl. whitebait .

1. a young sprat or herring.

2. Cookery. any small, delicate fish cooked whole without being cleaned, esp. the sprat.

[ 1750-60; WHITE + BAIT, so called from use as bait ]

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