'Bloater' definitions:

Definition of 'bloater'

(from WordNet)
noun
Large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked

Definition of 'Bloater'

From: GCIDE
  • Bloater \Bloat"er\ (-[~e]r), n. [See Bloat, Blote.] The common herring, esp. when of large size, smoked, and half dried; -- called also bloat herring. [1913 Webster]