sparling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun common smelt of Europe
    European smelt.
  2. noun the common smelt of Europe
    Osmerus eperlanus; European smelt.

WordNet

Spar"ling noun
Etymology
Akin to G. spierling, spiering, D. spiering: cf. F. éperlan.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus). (b) A young salmon. (c) A tern. Scot. & Prov. Eng.

Webster 1913