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noun
A young sea trout, in the year after they return to fresh water after their smolt migration stage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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Synonyms: herling, school peal, school peel, harvester
Antonyms: none provided
History
A possible anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic fionnag (“young salmon”). Compare fionnag (“whiting”), a calque of English whiting, from fionn (“white”).
