Plural of pilchard
irregular plural
The plural of pilchard is pilchard or pilchards.
Forms of pilchard
| Singular | pilchard /ˈpɪl.tʃəd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | pilchard /ˈpɪl.tʃəd/ pilchards |
| Countable | countable |
Pilchards in a sentence
- This was especially the case with seining for pilchards.1974, James Whetter, Cornwall in the 17th Century: An Economic History of Kernow. From the entry seine
- Thinglets fit only to wrap candles in, or make winding-sheets in Lent for pilchards, or keep butter in the marketplace from melting.2016, Mrs. Alick Macleod, An Australian Girl. From the entry thinglet
- Now the salted pilchards, known as fairmaids, were washed in a kieve, or huge wooden tray having a grating in the bottom through which the fish scales could drop.1988, John Corin, Fishermen's Conflict: The Story of a Cornish Fishing Port, page 49. From the entry fairmaid
Meaning of pilchard
- noun Any of various small oily fish that are, or are related to, herrings, in the family Clupeidae.
- noun Sardina pilchardus.
Plural the same as the singular
Questions about the plural of pilchard
- What is the plural of pilchard?
- The plural of pilchard is pilchard or pilchards.
- Is pilchard countable?
- Pilchard is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pilchard (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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