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- noun Plural form of
smelt . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
smelt .
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Examples
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Lent, and at the beginning of March, our fishers took great abundance of the fish called smelts, wherewith, during the Fast, our Brothers were fed, and also many poor beggars at our gates.
The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes �� Kempis Thomas
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They were called smelts, and, on looking, she found a rule for cooking them, just as she had expected.
A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl Caroline French Benton
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Here it lies buried till the spring, when, about the latter end of March, it begins to exclude the young, which gradually increase to four or five inches in length, and are then termed smelts or smouts.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Here it lies buried till the spring, when, about the latter end of March, it begins to exclude the young, which gradually increase to four or five inches in length, and are then termed smelts or smouts.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Marithes Sto Tigani ($10) was a platter of tiny fried smelts, seasoned with aioli and lemon.
Jay Weston: Xandros -- Greek Food and Dancing in Beverly Hills Jay Weston 2010
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Many that have Rock Bass that never had them before, smelts, Northern Pike, etc.
Woman Fries And Eats Pet Goldfish After Fight With Ex-Husband 2009
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Their great brown calm smelts them in a warm haze.
Moose-Watching, Moose-Watched William Doreski 2011
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Many that have Rock Bass that never had them before, smelts, Northern Pike, etc.
Woman Fries And Eats Pet Goldfish After Fight With Ex-Husband 2009
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Marithes Sto Tigani ($10) was a platter of tiny fried smelts, seasoned with aioli and lemon.
Jay Weston: Xandros -- Greek Food and Dancing in Beverly Hills Jay Weston 2010
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Marithes Sto Tigani ($10) was a platter of tiny fried smelts, seasoned with aioli and lemon.
Jay Weston: Xandros -- Greek Food and Dancing in Beverly Hills Jay Weston 2010
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