Grilse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡɹɪls/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Grilse is a noun meaning A young salmon after its first return from the sea.
Meaning
A young salmon after its first return from the sea.
Example Sentences
In our own tongue salmon are fry as babies, parr as children, smolt as adolescents, and grilse as adults.
[T]hey ca' it fasting when they hae the best o' fish frae Hartlepool and Sunderland by land carriage, forbye trouts, gilses, salmon, and a' the lave o't, and so they make their very fasting a kind of luxury and abomination; […]
Word Forms
- grilses
Synonyms for grilse
Depending on context, synonyms include grilt.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gilse, grawl, sparling, smolt, samlet, botcher.
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