sild

(sĭld)
n., pl., sild, or silds.
A young herring other than a sprat that is processed as a sardine in Norway.

[Norwegian and Danish, from Old Norse sīld, herring.]

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Traditional UK name applied to a mixture of young herrings and young sprats when canned, since they are caught together and cannot be separated on a commercial scale. When fresh or frozen the mixture is termed whitebait.

See words rhyming with "sild."