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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Mature, fatty herring that have been preserved in brine.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Partial translation of Yiddish shmaltshering : shmalts, animal fat; see schmaltz + hering, herring (from Middle High German herinc, from Old High German hārinc; akin to Old English hǣring).]
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