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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Syle

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01 n. A young herring (Clupea harengus).
  1. 1.
    A young herring (Clupea harengus).(Zool.)
    “But our folk call them syle, and nought but syle, And when they're grown, why then we call them herring.” — J. Ingelow.