sharpling

English

Etymology

From sharp +‎ -ling. Compare German Schärfling (“stickleback”).

Noun

sharpling (plural sharplings)

(UK, dialect, archaic) A stickleback.

References

“sharpling”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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