sardine

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1. sardine - Noun

2. sardine - Verb

Meaning

Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Clupea pilchardus). The California sardine (Clupea sagax) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the common herring and of the menhaden.

See Sardius.

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I had the lunchbox that cleared the cafeteria. I was very unpopular in the early grades. Because I hung out with my grandfather, I started to bring my lunchbox with sardine sandwiches and calamari that I would eat off my fingers like rings. I was also always reeking of garlic. Rachael Ray

Remember that a very good sardine is always preferable to a not that good lobster. Ferran Adria

Also, though Baa wears pink and Boo wears blue, each child is equally capable of doing whatever needs to be done: Baa greases the axle; Boo opens the sardine tin to coax the cat down. Source: Internet

The day after, I drove up to burning man, and I was eating cold sardine with mayo, which is delicious, minding my own business. Source: Internet

I know I’ll be making the warm sardine and tomato sauce sandwich and the oven fried chicken katsu. Source: Internet

And be sure to try their special iwashi (sardine) appetizer—chef Hiroo began a very special process to cure it a year ago. Source: Internet

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