Whitebait
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Whitebait is a noun meaning The young of various species of fish, especially herrings, sprats or smelts.
Meaning
The young of various species of fish, especially herrings, sprats or smelts.
More Meanings
- Food prepared from such fish, often deep fried and served as a starter or snack.
- (intransitive) To fish for whitebait.
Word Forms
- whitebaits
- whitebaiting
- whitebaited
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whitebaiting, brit, whitebaiter, whitebream, whitefish, white-fish.
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