Lexicographical Neighbors of Spirlings
Literary usage of Spirlings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Statistical Account of Scotland (1845)
"... fishery was once productive here also; but for several years back, it has not
been pursued, as the spirlings seem to have abandoned this part, ..."
2. A View of the Present State of the Salmon and Channel-fisheries, and of the by James Cornish (1824)
"... the mouth of which looks up the river; that the spirlings are caught when the
tide ebbs by being caught in it, and some few by hanging in the meshes; ..."
3. Picture of Edinburgh: Containing a Description of the City and Its Environs by John Stark (1823)
"Smelts or spirlings (Salmo eperlanus) are brought to market in March and April,
at which time they ascend the river Forth iu millions. ..."
4. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society by Wernerian Natural History Society, Edinburgh, Wernerian Natural History Society (Edinburgh, Scotland) (1838)
"... where, on opening its stomach, sixty- eight spirlings were found in a perfectly
fresh state ; they were consequently exposed for sale, and soon obtained ..."
5. History of the Lands and Their Owners in Galloway: With Historical Sketches by Peter Handyside M'Kerlie (1906)
"At the ford large quantities of spirlings used to be taken, particularly in the
month of March. This delicate fish is not found in many rivers. ..."
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