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sild

noun \ˈsil(d)\
plural sild or silds

Definition of SILD

:  a young herring other than a brisling that is canned as a sardine in Norway
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Origin of SILD

Norwegian
First Known Use: 1921

Rhymes with SILD

bill, brill, chill, dill, drill, fill, frill, gill, grill, grille, hill, ill, kill, krill, mil, mill, mille, nil, nill, Phil, pill, prill, quill, rill, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spill, squill, still, swill, thill, thrill, til, till, trill, twill, vill, will

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