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herring pond

herring pond noun: the ocean, especially the Atlantic or the English Channel.

Noun

herring pond (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The ocean, especially the Atlantic or the English Channel.
    • Mr. Little Gilmour, it will delight all old sportsmen to know, is still able to be at Melton; and our neighbours across the herring-pond will learn with satisfaction that the Messrs. Russell have been enjoying themselves on their Australian importations, […]1877, Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes, volume 30, page 197

Questions about herring pond

What does herring pond mean?
Herring pond means the ocean, especially the Atlantic or the English Channel.
What part of speech is herring pond?
Herring pond is a noun.

Words near herring pond in the dictionary

  1. Herring bodies
  2. Herring body
  3. herring cale
  4. herring gull
  5. herring gulls
  6. herring pond
  7. herring under a fur coat
  8. herring worm
  9. herring worms
  10. herring-bone
  11. herring-bones

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