First Known Use: circa 1868
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brisling
noun bris·ling \ˈbriz-liŋ, ˈbris-\
Definition of BRISLING
: sprat 1a
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Origin of BRISLING
Norwegian brisling, from Low German bretling, from bret broad; akin to Old English brād broad
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