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sardine

1

[ sahr-deen ]

noun

plural (especially collectively) sardine, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sardines.
  1. the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
  2. any of various similar, closely related fishes of the herring family Clupeidae.


sardine

2

[ sahr-dahyn, -dn ]

noun

sardine

1

/ ²õÉ‘Ëˈ»å¾±Ë²Ô /

noun

  1. any of various small marine food fishes of the herring family, esp a young pilchard See also sild
  2. like sardines
    very closely crowded together
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sardine

2

/ ˈsÉ‘ËdiËn; -dÉ™n /

noun

  1. another name for sard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sardine1

1400–50; late Middle English sardeine < Middle French sardine < Latin ²õ²¹°ù»åÄ«²Ô²¹, derivative of sarda sardine, noun use of feminine of Sardus Sardinian

Origin of sardine2

1300–50; Middle English (< Late Latin ²õ²¹°ù»åÄ«²Ô³Ü²õ ) < Greek ²õá°ù»å¾±²Ô´Ç²õ sardius
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sardine1

C15: via Old French from Latin ²õ²¹°ù»åÄ«²Ô²¹, diminutive of sarda a fish suitable for pickling

Origin of sardine2

C14: from Late Latin sardinus, from Greek sardinos lithos Sardian stone, from Sardeis Sardis
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Idioms and Phrases

see packed in like sardines .
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"We were like sardines in the dark," one passenger described the moment their underground train stalled.

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"They get huge volumes of cod liver oil, lard, salmon oil and get oily fish like sardines, mackerel and salmon."

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Foods high in vitamin D include fatty fish like salmon, sardines, freshwater rainbow trout, fortified dairy products and egg yolks.

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"They gave us rotten food – meat scraps like you would give to chickens or dogs or sardines that had already expired."

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