'Pickle-herring' definitions:

Definition of 'Pickle-herring'

From: GCIDE

Pickle-herring \Pic"kle-her"ring\, n.
1. A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. A merry-andrew; a buffoon. [Obs.] --Addison. [1913 Webster]