| 单词 | sprat |
| 例句 | It can also be made with salt-cured fish, and modern cooks often use sprats in tomato sauce, a popular pantry staple of tiny herring canned in a purée that tastes a bit like cocktail sauce. Rescuing the Cuisine of Besieged Mariupol, Recipe by Family Recipe 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z A must-read for any young sprats wondering how their economic futures got washed down the drain. Saci Lloyd's top 10 political books 2013-03-15T16:24:50Z The frigate was determined to steal the tern’s meal, the tern equally determined not to part with its hard-earned sprat. On a Trip to St. Croix, Room for Man and Nature 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z In their flat, over a pile of sprat sandwiches, she explains that her eldest son is still in Ukraine expecting to be called up to fight any day. Ukraine war: The mothers going to get their children back from Russia 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z He added that minke whales feed on sand eels, sprat, young herring, other "shoaling small fishes" and zooplankton and there "must be good food for this animal to bring it into this area". Minke whale: Angler enjoys rare encounter in English Channel 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z “He was the cocky little sprat who came looking for instant sexual initiation for fear that the world was about to end.” Ian McEwan’s ‘Lessons’ explores how life is shaped by unforgiving histories 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z A watermelon and sprats cake was prepared by zoo staff for Rosie's birthday party, which was due to be attended by fellow penguins and visitors. 'World's oldest' Humboldt penguin celebrates birthday 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z His members run the big trawlers, like the Asbjorn, that fish open waters for species like herring, mackerel, sprats and sand eel. Choppy waters of Brexit threaten Danish fishing 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z One possible factor is the resurgence of the fish on which the tunny preys, such as the sardine and the sprat, he says. Could big-game fishing return to the UK? 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Herrings, sprats, eels, oysters, mussels, cockles and whelks, were all popular, as were cod and haddock. How to eat like a Victorian - BBC News 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Cod eat sprats and herrings while herrings and sprats feed on the eggs of cod, meaning the health of one stock affects the others. EU agrees on plan to end overfishing in Baltic Sea 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Research showed puffins were particularly susceptible to shifts in sea temperatures, thermal mixing and extreme weather, all affecting their prey species of sand eels, sprats and other small fish. Puffins and turtle doves at risk of being wiped out, say experts 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z He’s never been shy about razzing the rambunctious sprats of the Senate Republican caucus – Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, etc. – when they start acting out. John McCain snipes at Marco Rubio on immigration: The grand tradition of GOP cowardice lives on 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea was proposed by the Commission in October last year. EU lawmakers back plan to end overfishing in the Baltic sea 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z L.A Star Seafood, located downtown, processes and distributes ready-to-eat smoked and salt-cured seafood, including cold-smoked mackerel and steelhead trout, as well as pickled herring and sprats. Downtown L.A. seafood company ordered to halt operations 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Researchers can spend years unpicking the factors that control the numbers of Maine lobster, or sprat in the Baltic Sea. Fisheries: Eyes on the ocean 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z “Now they sell sprats and part of their people clean toilets in Europe,” the video taunts. Pro-Russian Imperialism Video Goes Viral 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z As a worthless microbe content to be plucked from the stream, examined for a moment and tossed back like an unremarkable, unwanted sprat? What is Drip and how, precisely, will it help the government ruin your life? 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Tuesday's proposal would also address fish such as plaice, flounder and turbot which are often accidentally caught in the course of fishing for cod, herring and sprat. EU lawmakers back plan to end overfishing in the Baltic sea 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Some 80 kilos of sprats are given as food, per day, to the rescued seabirds which were washed ashore along the south coast between Cornwall and West Sussex. In pictures: Seabirds cleaned 2013-02-05T15:58:48Z It recommends eating mature sprat or opting for sardines or anchovies as an alternative. 7 questions on sustainable fish 2013-01-23T14:05:09Z And as for , fascinating ruler though he was, in world terms he's just a fat sprat. History of the world: Who to leave out? 2012-09-17T00:25:31Z Apart from the salmon proposal, it is also putting forward so far uncontested limits that would allow Baltic Sea fishermen to catch more sprats, Central and Western herring and plaice. Baltic Fishing Limits Too High to Save Wild Salmon 2012-08-17T19:15:02.570Z Cod feed on sprats and herrings, and herrings and sprats sometimes feed on the eggs of cod, meaning the health of one stock affects the others. EU lawmakers back plan to end overfishing in the Baltic sea 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z —Can any of your learned correspondents inform me upon what authority the Greek names of fishes occurring in the following verses from the Vesp�, 493, are translated "sprats" and "mackerel?" Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 113, December 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-23T02:00:31.657Z The sprat, pilchard or sardine and shad are species of the same genus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z A smaller man might have stopped to revenge, and to cook a sprat have passed all Paris through the net. The Snowball 2012-03-22T02:00:35.143Z Afterwards he was distracted by a traction engine going through the town, and his aunt had got some sprats for supper. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Where scientific advice indicates that these so-called by-catch stocks are endangered, conservation measures should be implemented without unduly affecting the fishing opportunities for cod, herring and sprat. EU lawmakers back plan to end overfishing in the Baltic sea 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Rags, fur waste, sprats, wool waste and shoddy are also put on in the winter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The sprat cannot be confounded with the herring, as it has no teeth on the vomer and only 47 or 48 scales in the lateral line. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z During this time a party of natives arrived and brought a good supply of sprats. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z And their favourite food was rock-chocolate, dates, such as one buys off barrows, and sprats—fried sprats.... Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z According to the European Parliament, 94 percent of Baltic catches consist of cod, herring and sprat. EU lawmakers back plan to end overfishing in the Baltic sea 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The birds are being fed locally-bought sprats while fishing in the Caspian is impossible. Pelicans trapped in Russian ice 2012-02-21T16:20:48Z The chaps be as plentiful as sprats in winter. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z Sprat, sprat, n. a fish of the family Clupeid�, like the herring, but much smaller.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z George had no difficulty in speaking like a whale, but when he tried to talk like a sprat he made a mess of things. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z At the extreme end of the shop, near the door whence the product made its exit, were long narrow tables, piled with bullets, reminding one of a haul of silver sprats on the quay-side. The Woman's Part A Record of Munitions Work 2011-12-31T03:00:15.627Z Three of these were at the fireplace, one holding a number of sprats upon a long skewer, another a red herring, and the third was frying steak and onions. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z He have a brother a smith, back in the mountain," continued Denis, wrapping up the sprats and the nail in his handkerchief; "'twas for a token he put the nail in it. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z The natives now began to take the herring and sprat in immense quantities, with some salmon, and there was nothing but feasting from morning till night. The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island 2011-11-15T03:00:19.650Z They feed on herrings, sprats, mollusca, worms, and small shell-fish, are very voracious, and have excellent digestions. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z The fishing in Volcano Bay consists mostly of mackerel, sprats, halibut, and herrings. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z The big fishes and little were quick to seize that golden opportunity of their captors' careless handling of the net—and escaped, down to every jack sprat of them. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z All were obviously deeply moved by the incident of the sprats, the parlour-maid, indeed, having already locked herself into the pantry, through the door of which, on Philippa's approach, she gave warning hysterically. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Only for fools there’d be no wise people, and only for sprats, hake, and mackerel there’d be no whales, and a good job that would be too.’ The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z Herrings, sprats or plaice, or cockles for delight. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z Icesius says that this is a more juicy fish than the sprat, and more nutritious than most other fish. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z One of the higher infusoria, whose species I could not identify, was devouring them like a porpoise among sprats. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z But I am French; the sun shines; I am gay.—There is myself, my poor dear wife, half a loaf, seven children, three sprats, a tom cat, and a pipkin of milk. The Surrender of Calais A Play, in Three Acts 2011-07-05T02:00:33.083Z Outside the Sabot Royal a party of French grenadiers, lean and hungry-looking after their poor fare of soupe maigre, are watching one of their number cook the sprats he has spitted on his sword. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z Another cried out, "I have as yet gotten so many sprats left." Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z And Numenius says,— But you would thus harpoon, in the same way, That chalcis and the little tiny sprat. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z What a joke, he thought—this sprat of a boy offering to tackle his huge motor-car! King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z He doesn’t throw a sprat to catch a herring; he would only risk a sprat for whale bait,” and he laughed. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z It would be so much cash thrown away—the sprat lost without catching the salmon. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Macaroni Smoked sprats Sausage Objects looted by the French military 145 years ago returned home to South Korea on Thursday. It's quiz time! 2011-04-14T23:51:27Z And Numenius says, in his Treatise on Fishing, Or a small sprat, or it may be a bembras, Kept in a well; you recollect these baits. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The old fishermen in the north say that "sprats" are the fry of the herring. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z Fish, such as sardines, sprats and salmon, is preserved by packing in olive or other oil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z "My poor little fly is the sprat to catch a whale," she laughed. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z This time to get seized itself, and jerked out of the water, as if it had been but a sprat. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z But these are food of Hecate, Which he is speaking of, just sprats and mullets. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z They preserve fry and sprats in Scotland in this way for salmon or pike fishing. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z I’m a suspicious old man, and I said when he sent me that watch, a year after his father and mother died, ‘It’s a sprat to catch a herring!’ The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z Doherty – who has the rolling gait of a fisherman who has spent too long docking in Hobart Harbour – threw wildly, as if tossing a sprat back into the sea. The Ashes 2010: Jonathan Trott racks up seriously impressive figures 2010-12-04T15:12:00Z "To throw away a sprat to catch a herring" is a popular adage and of much good sense. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources I sends her and her sprats a-swimming in the gutter, and I falls as flat as a flounder on the pavement, spouting out blood from my nose, like a whale. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 They live on a penny roll and a ha’porth of sprats or mussels, and they never buy any clothes, except once in three or four years, and then they get some second-hand rubbish.” The Night Side of London It's one eternal mix, like Uncle Jed Stover's fish—couldn't tell shad, herring nor sprat from one another. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign I got to wondering if he were merely setting the proverbial sprat; but the sprat in his case proved the whale. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia And perhaps everywhere, among the greedy and rapacious, a gift is regarded as a sprat to catch a whale. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) I knew where the white perch were thick as sprats. The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won Baxter—so soon as it is ready—will let you see a proof of my introduction, which is only sent out as a sprat to catch whales. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) Pilchard, cod, sprats, brill, plaice, soles, turbot, shrimps, lobsters, oysters and mussels are met with, besides herring and mackerel, which are fairly plentiful. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" They 'swallowed the engagement as if it had been a sprat in the mouth of a whale.' Bunyan This adjuration falling short of its aim, he came up and asked for "a few coppers," at the same time invoking about sixpennyworth of blessings in advance, a sort of sprat to catch a mackerel. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The Judge inquired if that was the sole object of the plaintiff, or was it not rather baiting with a sprat to catch a herring? The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. Wipe your sprats with a clean cloth; rub them with pepper and salt, and lay them in a pan. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Herrings and sprats are to be baked in a brown pan, with vinegar and a little spice, and tied over with paper. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Young Castnet, like a sprat defying a sturgeon, refused to drive an enemy of his country. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America The most notable example which we have of this moral phenomenon is The funeral of the sprat, or, as called p. 140in Spain, El entierro de la sardina, which is performed yearly in Madrid. Roman Catholicism in Spain That sprats are young herrings, is evident by their anatomy, in which there is no perceptible difference. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual Bruise a pennyworth of cochineal; put it into the vinegar, and pour it over the sprats with some bay-leaves. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. These are easier of digestion than salmon, mackarel, eels, lampreys, herrings, or sprats, and therefore more wholesome. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families I informed him that my herring cookery was nothing to what I could do with sprats. The Belovéd Vagabond After this triumph, the interment of the sprat was performed with a splendour never witnessed before. Roman Catholicism in Spain A fisher fishes all day and catches a sprat. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals We don't see butcher's meat half a dozen times a year; it's tea and bread, and you lose your relish for much of anything else, unless sprats maybe, or a taste of shrimps. Prisoners of Poverty Abroad Stow-boating is really sprat catching, and no one can exactly explain the meaning of the term. A Chapter of Adventures She was one of the great girls, and I was a sprat of ten, but she condescended to let me adore her, and I did, like everybody else. The Dop Doctor When he fixed this anecdote upon Carey Street, the old Chancellor used to represent himself as buying the sprats in Clare Market instead of Fleet Market. A Book About Lawyers Will the hunter exchange his deer for the sprat, on the principle of equal labour-time? British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals We were always seeing them eat these haili, which looked something like sprats, and tasted ineffably nasty. Through Finland in Carts Londoners who purchase sprats at an almost nominal price know but little of the hard struggle those who have caught them have to make ends meet. A Chapter of Adventures It is certain that many so-called sardines are pilchards—and some are sprats. The Cornwall Coast As a rule Steel was not a man to be pumped, but after some reflection he concluded that it was just as well to use a sprat to catch a mackerel. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story Of course they do; sprats to catch big fish with, Mr. George. The Bertrams The dark days of November and December, so called from that being the most favourable season for catching sprats. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. It was a downcome, though, for a man who had been proud of driving behind his own horseflesh to pack in among a crowd of the Barbie sprats. The House with the Green Shutters In the old days he didn’t know sprats from salmon, nor butter from lard. Girls of the Forest No wonder Jack Waters had called me a sprat, and his comrades had compared me to a marlin-spike and a belaying-pin. The Boy Tar Most girls go through with it safely; but I—well I was the simple sprat that was caught! Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest A name on our northern shores for the sprat. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The coast fisheries yield oysters, herrings, and "anchovies," which are not anchovies, but sprats. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Our dinner also consisted of smoked sprats from Major Baker; cake and tinned peaches from Capt. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 Methinks I see him even now, As late he sailed along With smiling and unruffled brow Amid the finny throng, No gladder, gayer sprat than he In all the caverns of the sea. Punch, or the London Charivari, June 10, 1914 Fish of very different sorts and sizes come to our nets, and you can’t shove a turbot through the same mesh that barely admits a sprat.” St. Winifred's, or The World of School A general term for those employed in the fisheries, from the catching of sprats to the taking of whales. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Aulain did not think that it might have only been a matter of my setting a sprat to catch a mackerel. Tom Gerrard They have smelts, too, which they sell as cheap as sprats are in London. Customs and Fashions in Old New England They bent themselves to the question whether sprats were young herrings. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I They have smelts, too, which they sell as cheap as sprats in London. Home Life in Colonial Days A small barrel of about 500 herrings, or 1000 sprats. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. But it is remarked, at Kinsale, that when sprats are most plentiful, diseases are most common. A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779 A smaller man might have stooped to punish, and to cook a sprat have passed all Paris through the net. In Kings' Byways All kinds of fish, except sprats, herrings, and pilchards, are equally well adapted for making fish soup, but codfish, cod's heads, skate, eels, etc., and all glutinous fish, suit the purpose best. A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes There was hundreds of them, of all sizes, and one little chap, who brought up the rear, was no bigger than a sprat. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor It’s like shaking hands with a sole and five sprats. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea “You people talk about the fish in the Parana, but I’ve seen more alligators than sprats.” Rob Harlow's Adventures A Story of the Grand Chaco Little fish about half as big as sprats. Menhardoc “But you ate the sprats and treacle all the same, I expect.” For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War Samuel may have been a baptismal sprat set to catch a testamentary whale, but if this was so no legacy ever came my way. The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton Only for fools they’d be no wise people an’ only for sprats, hake, and mackerel there ’ud be no whales an’ a good job that would be, too.’ The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story It is the habit of the Northern Diver to seek out especially the shoals of herrings and sprats, of which both young and old birds consume great quantities. Chatterbox, 1905. “Then you lost all the sprats,” said Arthur sneeringly. Menhardoc Also, when bloaters, sprats, or sausages were in question, it was well not to feed in the room in which the smell of preparation was most powerful. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War With most natives it is a simple matter of business, the throwing of a sprat to catch a salmon; the man brings his offering only when he needs the help of the spirits. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia I say did you ever live next door to a pewterer's?—that's all—you understand me—did you ever hear a dozen fire-engines full gallop?—were you ever at Billingsgate in the sprat season?—or—— Speed the Plough A Comedy, In Five Acts; As Performed At The Theatre Royal, Covent Garden I'll ride with ye, Captain, a split of the Maryland way, but sprat for that Delaware! The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times I treated her, Bill, To six entrées of ortolans, sprats, maraschino, and oysters. The Heptalogia Next day, when Kavanagh received his weekly allowance, and laid it out in treacle and sprats for the public good, I did indeed feel guilty.” For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War ‘Please, my lady,’ said he, on announcing that dinner was ready, ‘I ran out and bought two pen’orth of sprats for the honour of the house.’ Letters from Egypt It was a little, rotund, parrot-beaked puffin, loaded with fish—sprats—four of them set crossways in his wonderful bill. The Way of the Wild He made a stool for her feet from an empty box of smoked sprats, and while she sat talking to Frederick, he stood off at a short distance ready to receive her orders. Atlantis Young Christie fishes with sprats to catch whales, as Askew told him yesterday. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax When Good Friday came, the men of Gotham cast their heads together what to do with their white herrings, their red herrings, their sprats, and other salt fish. English Fairy Tales ‘A sprat to catch a whale,’ said Merton. The Disentanglers Promises out of office are often the whale which only produces the sprat of legislation when the time of fulfilment arrives. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent The largest adult sprat measures only six inches, while full-grown herring may attain as much as fifteen. Science in Arcady You would very soon be grumbling if Mrs. Dinnett put the deepest mysteries and noblest problems of life before the price of sprats. The Spinners My asthma has proved a sprat, and there is a clay pipe at this moment waiting for me in the kitchen, and pretty soon you will see me puffing like a coal-pit. Bessie's Fortune A Novel He turned away and deliberately took half-a-dozen salted sprats from a keg behind the counter and laid them in a dish preparatory to cleaning them for his own supper. The Children of the King Night came, and drove me below to the saloon, where we made five who sat with the sprats, now fried, and mugs of tea before us. London River Nothing is more common than to hear it asserted that sprats are only immature herring. Science in Arcady She wished them good luck one by one as she dropped them into the letter-box, the six sprats that had been flung into the sea of fortune. The Imaginary Marriage Butchers’ trays continue to be worn on the shoulders; and sprats may be found very generally upon the heads of the poissonnières-faggeuses de la Porte de Billing. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 11, 1841 A shoal of sprats arrived in the bay of —— and the poor people crowded to the shore to witness the arrival and, alas! the departure of the finny tribe. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 I went on deck, and found the steward sitting on a box, with a bucket of sprats before him, tearing off their heads, and then throwing the bodies contemptuously into another bucket. London River Moreover, herring have teeth on the palate, always wanting in sprats, by which means the species may be readily distinguished at all ages. Science in Arcady Of Drowning Eels When Good Friday came, the men of Gotham cast their heads together what to do with their white herrings, their red herrings, their sprats, and other salt fish. More English Fairy Tales "Fished for a sprat and caught a whale—or is it t'other way round?" Charles Rex But the skipper, he still held on, And that sprat what I have telled on, I dangled,—for to catch that Whale, Brave boys! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 7, 1891 The clients themselves brought little presents on the patron's birthday or some other special occasion, but these were merely the sprats to catch the whale. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul The river abounds with a small fish, of the size of sprats, which are prepared for sale by pounding them in mortars, and exposing them to dry in the sun in large lumps. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa "My lord and lady have for breakfast, at seven o'clock, a quart of beer, as much wine, two pieces of salt fish, six red herring, four white ones, and a dish of sprats." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 Salmon, turbot, and sturgeon he also reckoned hard of digestion, and injurious, if taken to excess; nor does he approve of herrings and sprats; and anchovies he characterises as the meat of drunkards. Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine With my hook, sprat, tackle too He just vanished from our view. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 7, 1891 What little money he had got together had been expended on behalf of Mountjoy,—a sprat thrown out to catch a whale. Mr. Scarborough's Family But they don't care a sprat for us, not they! Venetia We had tea for breakfast and ale for luncheon, and we ate shrimps, prawns, sprats, saveloys, and Yarmouth bloaters. The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories The writer states that the sprat and herring were used in Lent. Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine One of the most material differences is, that the vertebrae in the sprat are forty-eight in number, while in the herring there are fifty-six. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 401, November 28, 1829 I found no business the people here were employed in but the fishery, as above, for herrings and sprats, which they cure by the help of smoke, as they do at Yarmouth. Tour through Eastern Counties of England, 1722 But a sprat is also thrown away sometimes in order to catch a whale.” The Secret Agent a Simple Tale Lord Chancellors were cheap as sprats, And Bishops in their shovel hats Were plentiful as tabby cats— In point of fact, too many. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan Baxter - so soon as it is ready - will let you see a proof of my introduction, which is only sent out as a sprat to catch whales. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 Mr. Yarrell has recently shown that the sprat is not the young of the herring and pilchard, as has been generally supposed. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 401, November 28, 1829 He began looking for the season for sprats - the cheapest of fish - to come in; by middle life he was habitually and sumptuously entertaining the celebrities of art and literature. Tracks of a Rolling Stone “And yet he’s given a whole half hour to the consideration of my very small sprat,” interjected the Assistant Commissioner. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale Doctor South did not reply, and the servant brought in some grilled sprats. Of Human Bondage "Hallo, sprat!" he said, with some abruptness, "where do you spring from?" The Golden Age Heard you ever such a counsel of such a Jack sprat? A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 My husband ate such a surfeit of sprats last evening that he was coughing and choking the whole night long. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 “Do you know what may be done with a sprat?” the Assistant Commissioner asked in his turn. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale If he had his way, he would not throw even a sprat out of the net. The Face and the Mask One must not grudge a sprat to catch a whale, and besides it would cost ever so much more if we had to apprentice you to the sea, and get your outfit. In the Heart of the Rockies Bless the sprat, Who nibbled off the head of that? The Frogs But I will hide thee, my little sprat, so that the king himself would not know thee. A Boy's Ride He could not help, as they went along, to throw over his shoulder lightly: “And your sprat?” The Secret Agent a Simple Tale Take a stone jar and put in it a layer of the mixture and a layer of the sprats, on each layer of fish adding three or four bay leaves and a few whole pepper-corns. The Belgian Cookbook No mention of boned sprats, or snails in aspic, calves' foot jelly, iced humming birds, pickled edelweiss, or any of those things kept habitually in the cellars of families like ours. Mother Carey's Chickens Mode.—Wipe the sprats, and dip them in a batter made of the above ingredients. The Book of Household Management But thou art such a sprat of a man that my compassion forbids me. A Boy's Ride It seems to me Clotho should be the one to boast: she has you dangling from her distaff, like a sprat at the end of a fishing- line. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 When sprats are cheap, buy a good quantity, what in England you would call a peck. The Belgian Cookbook And yet it was not always easy for the sprat to catch the whale. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore Dried sprats should be put into a basin, and boiling water poured over them; they may then be skinned and served, and this will be found a much better way than boiling them. The Book of Household Management But when I beheld Virtue's friends in their cloaks, And with sorrowful crape on their hats, O my grief poured a flood! and the out-of-door folks Were all crying—I think it was sprats! The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe It's throwing a sprat to catch a whale, as the proverb says: though I'm afraid Herr Max would say that that was a very immoral capitalist proverb. Philistia Clean the sprats, remove tails and heads, and lay them in a deep dish. The Belgian Cookbook Nor did the silly Mansoul stick or boggle at all at this most monstrous engagement, but, as if it had been a sprat in the mouth of a whale, they swallowed it without any chewing. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 The fish has been supposed be the fry of the shad, the sprat, the smelt, or the bleak. The Book of Household Management Ben and Loblolly, two minor sprats of the race, are seated in the centre of the yard, contending for the leaves of a picture-book, which, to appease their characteristic inquisitiveness, they have dissected. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter Did you never hear of the man that flung away a sprat to catch a whale? It Is Never Too Late to Mend By means of this contrivance the yield of sprats is so great that there is often some little difficulty in disposing of the catch. The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken Until the time should arrive when he might angle for whales, he was prepared to catch sprats. The Intrusion of Jimmy But again the two big fish, Viljoen and Botha, had slipped away, and the usual collection of sprats was left in the net. The Great Boer War But all their children were laid therein At different times, like sprats in a tin. Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces "Silly Mansoul swallowed it without chewing, as if it had been a sprat in the mouth of a whale." Moby Dick, or, the whale Thus, at the mouth of the Thames, thousands of tons of sprats are caught every winter by means of the large bag net, known as the stow net. The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken "We will throw a sprat to catch a herring," quoted Momsey cheerfully. Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret The sprats count also, however, and every week now telegrams were reaching England from Lord Kitchener which showed that from three to five hundred more burghers had fallen into our hands. The Great Boer War Do you remember how the sordid old Snob narrates his going out to purchase twopence-worth of sprats, which he and Mrs. Scott fried between them? The Book of Snobs So if I were you, I would throw a sprat to catch a herring, and he smiled. Janice Day the Young Homemaker We had sprats and herrings, a bullock's heart, a baked shoulder of mutton and potatoes, pig's-fry and Irish stew. Men's Wives In this case we shall be throwing a sprat to catch a whale! Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret Once it happened that for time after time Selim the Fisherman caught nothing but bad luck in his nets, and not so much as a single sprat, and he was very hungry. Twilight Land How quaint it would be if one could carry it about like a lantern, or have little sprats for candles. The Man Who Knew Too Much He was first smok'd by the old Lord Lafeu: when his disguise and he is parted, tell me what a sprat you shall find him; which you shall see this very night. All's Well That Ends Well The Marquess was in ecstasies, the Earl devoured half a bushel of sprats, and if the Viscount is not laid up with a surfeit of bullock's heart, my name's not Howard Walker. Men's Wives As your mother once said, we must throw a sprat to catch a herring. Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret There was once upon a time a fisherman who had fished all day long and had caught not so much as a sprat. Twilight Land Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats By drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats. The New McGuffey Fourth Reader |
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