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Webster 1913 Edition

Pickle-herring

Pic′kle-her′ring

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Noun.

1.

A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring.

[Obs.]

Shak.

2.

A merry-andrew; a buffoon.

[Obs.]

Addison.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pickle-herring

PICKLE-HER'RING

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Noun.

A merry Andrew; a zany; a buffoon.

Definition 2025

pickle-herring

pickle-herring

English

Noun

pickle-herring ‎(plural pickle-herrings)

(obsolete) A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring.
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(obsolete) A Merry Andrew; a buffoon.
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