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Noun. An idiot.
(1) An affectionate nickname for someone called Richard. From the abbreviation of 'Pilchard'. (2) Derogatory name for someone thought to be bahaving childishly, or "like a baby" From 'pilcher' - artricle of baby clothing used to cover or contain cloth nappy/diaper
Cornish duck is British slang for a pilchard.
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A salted and smoked fish, as the pilchard.
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The pilchard.
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Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Clupea pilchardus). The California sardine (Clupea sagax) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the common herring and of the menhaden.
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A small European food fish (Clupea pilchardus) resembling the herring, but thicker and rounder. It is sometimes taken in great numbers on the coast of England.
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A small European herring (Clupea sprattus) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also garvie. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds.
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