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pilchard

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pilchard

Local name in Britain and elsewhere for the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus). It is found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Spain, Portugal, France, and Britain.
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Well, sit down, and let us begin with these pilchards, and this fresh butter; which I have put on some vine-leaves to please you, wicked one.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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