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A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | | Copyright

pilchard Oily fish, Sardina (Clupea) pilchardus; young is the sardine. A 100‐g portion (canned in tomato sauce) is an exceptionally rich source of vitamins D and B₁₂; a rich source of protein, niacin, calcium, selenium, and iodine; a good source of copper; a source of iron and vitamins B₂ and B₆; contains 5 g of fat, of which 20% is saturated and 30% is mono‐unsaturated; supplies 125 kcal (500 kJ).

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pilchard

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

pilchard Marine food fish resembling a herring, found in shoals along most coasts except those of Asia. They are caught by the millions and support a huge canning industry. The young are sometimes called sardines. Length: less than 45.7cm (18in). Family Clupeidae; species Sardina pilchardus.

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pilchard

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

pil·chard / ˈpilchərd/ • n. a small, edible, commercially valuable marine fish (Sardinops and other genera) of the herring family.

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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

pilchard (Sardina pilchardus) See Clupeidae.

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pilchard

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

pilchard XVI. of unkn. orig.

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pilchard

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

pilchard •multi-layered •beard, weird •greybeard (US graybeard) •bluebeard • Iliad • Olympiad • myriad •period •hamadryad, jeremiad, semi-retired, underwired, undesired, unexpired, uninspired •coward, Howard, underpowered, unpowered •froward •leeward, steward •gourd, Lourdes, self-assured, uncured, uninsured, unobscured, unsecured •scabbard, tabard •halberd • starboard •unremembered • tribade • cupboard •unencumbered, unnumbered •good-natured, ill-natured •Richard • pilchard • pochard • orchard •unstructured • uncultured •standard, sub-standard •unconsidered • unhindered •unordered • Stafford • Bradford •Sandford, Sanford, Stanford •Hartford, Hertford •Bedford, Redford •Telford • Wexford • Chelmsford •Clifford • Pickford • Guildford •Linford • Mitford • Hereford •Longford • Oxford • Watford •Crawford • Salford • Rutherford •haggard, laggard •niggard • unsugared • sluggard •unmeasured • uninjured • tankard •becard • bewhiskered • unconquered •drunkard

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	The Cornish sardine (Or how the pilchard was renamed and became a best-seller). Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 8/20/2003
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