'brisling' definitions:

Definition of 'brisling'

(from WordNet)
noun
Small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines [syn: sprat, brisling]
noun
Small herring processed like a sardine [syn: brisling, sprat, Clupea sprattus]

Definition of 'brisling'

From: GCIDE
  • brisling \brisling\ n.
  • 1. a small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned.
  • Syn: sprat. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. a small herring (Clupea sprattus) processed like a sardine.
  • Syn: sprat. [WordNet 1.5]