Pickle-herring

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pickle-herring \Pic"kle-her"ring\, n.
     1. A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring. [Obs.]
        --Shak.
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     2. A merry-andrew; a buffoon. [Obs.] --Addison.


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