Pickle-herring
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pickle-herring is a noun meaning (obsolete) A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring.
Meaning
(obsolete) A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A buffoon.
Example Sentences
'Tis a Gentleman heere. A plague o'these pickle herring: How now Sot.
The first who made the experiment was a merry-andrew, who was put into my hands by a neighbouring justice of peace, in order to reclaim him from that profligate kind of life. Poor Pickle-herring had not taken above one turn in it, when he came out of the cave, like a hermit from his cell, with a penitential look and a most rueful countenance.
Word Forms
- pickle-herrings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alec, pikeperch, brine, kepper, sea-stick, picklehead.
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