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whitebait
[ hwahyt-beyt, wahyt- ]
noun
plural whitebait.
- a young sprat or herring.
- Cooking. any small, delicate fish cooked whole without being cleaned, especially the sprat.
whitebait
/ ˈɲɪˌɪ /
noun
- the young of herrings, sprats, etc, cooked and eaten whole as a delicacy
- any of various small silvery fishes, such as Galaxias attenuatus of Australia and New Zealand and Allosmerus elongatus of North American coastal regions of the Pacific
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of whitebait1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of whitebait1
C18: from its formerly having been used as bait
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“Fish Made of Fish, New York,” which he constructed in 1939 by arranging innumerable whitebait into a finny form, is as clean and clear as a woodcut print.
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As a food source, similar to the way in which we ourselves might enjoy whitebait?
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“And he hasn’t been whitebait fishing, so that’s another difference. It’s a great opportunity for the kid. He’s excited about it.”
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We made garfish egg patties and deep-fried whitebait in fine polenta.
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One day in Lamorna Cove we could see the tiny whitebait in the shallows as kids skipped among them, some being thrown up by the waves.
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