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garvie

2 entries found.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Sprat \Sprat\, n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G.
   sprotte.] (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely
       allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called
       also {garvie}. The name is also applied to small herring
       of different kinds.
   (b) A California surf-fish ({Rhacochilus toxotes}); -- called
       also {alfione}, and {perch}.
   {Sprat borer} (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver; -- so
      called from its fondness for sprats. See {Diver}.
   {Sprat loon}. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.]
   (b) The red-throated diver. See {Diver}.
   {Sprat mew} (Zo["o]l.), the kittiwake gull.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Garvie \Gar"vie\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   The sprat; -- called also {garvie herring}, and {garvock}.
   [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

garvie

2 entries found.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Sprat \Sprat\, n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G.
   sprotte.] (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely
       allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called
       also {garvie}. The name is also applied to small herring
       of different kinds.
   (b) A California surf-fish ({Rhacochilus toxotes}); -- called
       also {alfione}, and {perch}.
   {Sprat borer} (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver; -- so
      called from its fondness for sprats. See {Diver}.
   {Sprat loon}. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.]
   (b) The red-throated diver. See {Diver}.
   {Sprat mew} (Zo["o]l.), the kittiwake gull.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Garvie \Gar"vie\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   The sprat; -- called also {garvie herring}, and {garvock}.
   [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]