One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and America, where they are salted and smoked in great quantities.
A salmon after spawning.
A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; - so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh.
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and America, where they are salted and smoked in great quantities.
A salmon after spawning.
A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; - so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh.