lake herring

noun

a cisco or whitefish, especially Coregonus artedii, of the Great Lakes.

Origin of lake herring

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words nearby lake herring

lake dwelling, lake effect, lake erie, lake forest, lake havasu city, lake herring, lake huron, lake isle of innisfree, the, lake jackson, lake michigan, lake of the woods

Example sentences from the Web for lake herring

  • The cisco is somewhat smaller than the lake-herring, but otherwise it is about the same.

    Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others |James Alexander Henshall

British Dictionary definitions for lake herring

lake herring

noun

another name for cisco
another name for powan