'Syle' definitions:

Definition of 'Syle'

From: GCIDE
  • Syle \Syle\, n. [See Sile a young herring.] (Zool.) A young herring (Clupea harengus). [Also written sile.] [1913 Webster]
  • But our folk call them syle, and nought but syle, And when they're grown, why then we call them herring. --J. Ingelow. [1913 Webster]