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sprottus

sprottus [ME sprot < AS sprott], sprat, small herring (Clupea sprattus). sprotus [gl.: sproz] in veru cocti Garl. Comm. 556; in j coste hadok’ et codling', v s.; in sprott’, vj d. Ac. Swinfield 39; 1305 in anguillis, pikerellis, sprotis cum portagio et cariagio ‥ v s. vj d. (KR Ac) Poole Essays 349; debentur R. P. pro sproctis xij d. Doc. W. Abb. Westm. 179; 1453 pro vj cades alleciorum et ij cades ~orum Ac. H. Buckingham 13; allecium rubrum et ~i Ib. 21 rub..

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