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syle
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syle, n. [See Sile a young herring.].
A young herring (Clupea harengus ). [1913 Webster]
"But our folk call them syle, and nought but syle,
And when they're grown, why then we call them herring." [1913 Webster]
And when they're grown, why then we call them herring." [1913 Webster]
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