sprat: Meaning and Definition of

sprat

Pronunciation: (sprat), [key]
— pl. sprats, sprat
  1. a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
  2. a small or inconsequential person or thing.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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