What does pilchard mean in crosswords?

pilchard means: small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring

Which crossword clues can have pilchard as the answer?

Possible clues for pilchard include "Small sardine-like catch".

Word entry · 8 letters

Best crossword clue

"Small sardine-like catch"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɪl.tʃəd/Part of speech nounSorted acdhilprStarts with PEnds with D1 clues

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small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring

From earlier pilcher, adapted to the suffix -ard. Further etymology unknown. Compare Dutch pelser.

“1839, John Hookham Frere (translator), The Birds, lines 76–77, in Acharnians and two other plays He longs occasionally for human diet, His old Athenian fare: pilchards, for instance.”

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