sprat
To manure with spratsTo manure (land) with sprats (the fish).
» Mum's going to fry us some sprats for tea tonight.
Mama brät uns heute Sprotten zum Abendbrot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мама підсмажить нам кілька кільок на підвечірок. — deniko
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1 senses(historical)To manure (land) with sprats (the fish).
Examples
5 sentencesMum's going to fry us some sprats for tea tonight.
Мама підсмажить нам кілька кільок на підвечірок. — deniko
deMama brät uns heute Sprotten zum Abendbrot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Throw a sprat to catch a whale.
deWirf eine Sprotte, um einen Wal zu fangen. — samueldora
Throw a sprat to catch a mackerel.
deMit Speck fängt man Mäuse. — samueldora
Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel.
The sprat is a small marine fish that lives in numerous schools.
Origin
From Middle English sprotte, from Old English sprot. Older source is unknown. Cognate withFrom Middle English sprotte, from Old English sprot. Older source is unknown. Cognate with German Sprotte, Dutch sprot. Compare sprout.
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Forms
sprats, spratting, spratted, sprattedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.