Definition of "herrings" []

• Plural form of herring. (noun)

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• "This We Could Be Famous post on garbage contracts and racial red herrings is well worth your while."
• "In Newfoundland they bought the herrings from the Newfoundland fishermen."
• "Two or three lost their lives by a surfeit brought on by that fatal banquet of Rhenish wine and pickled herrings, which is familiar to those who study the lighter literature of that age."