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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bloater

/(-ẽr)/ · Bloat·er · IPA
01 n. The common herring, esp. when of large size, smoked, and half dried; -- called also bloat herring.
  1. 1.
    The common herring, esp. when of large size, smoked, and half dried; -- called also bloat herring. Also: bloat herring