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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Pickle-herring

· Pic·kle-her·ring · IPA
01 n. A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring.
  1. 1.
    A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    A merry-andrew; a buffoon.[Obs.]