Sile

5 definitions found

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

  Sile \Sile\, v. t. [Akin to Sw. sila to strain, sil sieve, G.
     sielen to draw away or lead off water. [root]151a. See
     {Silt}.]
     To strain, as fresh milk. [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sile \Sile\, v. i.
     To drop; to flow; to fall. [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sile \Sile\, n.
     1. A sieve with fine meshes. [Prov. Eng.]
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     2. Filth; sediment. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sile \Sile\, n. [Icel. s[imac]ld herring; akin to Sw. sill, Dan.
     sild. Cf. {Sill} the young of a herring.] (Zool.)
     A young or small herring. [Eng.] --Pennant.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Syle \Syle\, n. [See {Sile} a young herring.] (Zool.)
     A young herring ({Clupea harengus}). [Also written {sile}.]
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           But our folk call them syle, and nought but syle,
           And when they're grown, why then we call them herring.
                                                    --J. Ingelow.
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