speldring

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noun

A split dried haddock or other small fish.

OriginScots speld →
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Meanings

nounspeldring (plural speldrings)

plural speldrings · alternative spelding · alternative speldrin · alternative speldron

  1. ScotlandA split dried haddock or other small fish.

Origin

  1. Scotsspeld“to spread out”
  2. Englishspeldring

From Scots speld (“to spread out”); compare German spalten (“to split”).

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APA

speldring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speldring

MLA

“speldring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speldring. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speldring,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speldring.

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