Definition of Maatjes

1. Noun. (plural of maatje) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Maatjes

1. a young herring, treated, and served as an hors d'oeuvre [n MAATJES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maatjes

maa
maackiain
maaed
maaing
maalin
maalins
maar
maara shell
maare
maars
maas
maasbanker
maasbankers
maasha
maatje
maatjes (current term)
mabble
mabby
mabe
mabela
mabes
mabey
mabolo
mabolos
mabuterol
mac
mac 'n' cheese
maca
macaber
macabre

Literary usage of Maatjes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature by London International Fisheries Exhibition (1884)
"The Regulation of 1822 defines this very i mportant description of cured-herring as containing neither milt nor spawn, but much fat, and " maatjes" herring ..."

2. Deep-sea Fishing and Fishing Boats: An Account of the Practical Working of by Edmund William Hunt Holdsworth (1874)
"maatjes are generally fat fish, but herrings are only in that condition when the roes are small. As the breeding season advances the fat is gradually ..."

3. Fish Fermentation Technology by Cherl-Ho Lee, Keith H. Steinkraus, P.J. Alan Reilly (1993)
"One solution to prevent this is to freeze maatjes after salting. ... Manufacturers of the German schnell-maatjes are not allowed to use the name maatjes but ..."

4. Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum ...by George Knottesford Fortescue by George Knottesford Fortescue (1902)
"8*. 12981. cc. 36. Hooo (W. de) Hints and questions for the use of candidates, pp.98. Dordrecht, 1890. 8*. 12981. со. 37. COWAN (FM) and maatjes (AB) ..."

5. A Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India: To Wit, Hindi by John Beames (1879)
"122, cloth. 7s. 6rf. Picard.—A NEW POCKET DICTIONARY OP THE ENGLISH AND DUTCH LANGUAGES. By H. PICARD. Revised and augmented by AB maatjes and II. J. VOGIN. ..."

6. Tariff, Or Rates of Duties Payable on Goods, Wares and Merchandise Imported by E D Ogden, Dept. of the Treasury, United States (1864)
"The ell or metre of 10 palms. 100 elles. The vat or hectolitre of 100 L;ans or litres. The kan is divided into 10 maatjes or 100 ..."

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