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fryling

fryling noun: a very small trout.

Noun

fryling (plural frylings)

  1. A very small trout.
    • In an unusual alliance, Minnesota is trading walleye fingerlings, above, for Wisconsin frylings.2009 May 23, Monica Davey, “States Barter Fish and Bullets to Save Money”, in New York Times
    • He begins with eggs and raises the trout from frylings to rainbows that will measure well over 16 inches.2009, Jim DuFresne, Michigan Off the Beaten Path, page 90

Forms of fryling

pluralfrylings

Origin of fryling

From fry + -ling.

Questions about fryling

What does fryling mean?
Fryling means a very small trout.
What part of speech is fryling?
Fryling is a noun.
What is the plural of fryling?
The plural of fryling is frylings.

Words near fryling in the dictionary

  1. fryingpan
  2. Fryingpan River
  3. fryingpans
  4. fryings
  5. Frykman
  6. fryling
  7. frylings
  8. Fryman
  9. Frymans
  10. Frymire
  11. Frymires

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