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bloater

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Food, dish
bloa·ter /ˈbləʊtə $ ˈbloʊtər/ noun [countable]  DFFa smoked fish 腌熏鱼
Examples from the Corpus
bloaterNow, at forty-three, he had to be content with cardboard bloaters!We cured all our bloaters and our kippers, at one time.
Origin bloater (1800-1900) bloat to preserve with salt and smoke ((17-19 centuries)), perhaps from blote soft and wet ((1300-1400)), probably from Old Norse blautr; → BLOATED
bloa·ter nounChineseSyllable
smoked a fish Corpus


bloater
bloater /ˈbləʊtə $ ˈbloʊtər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: bloat 'to preserve with salt and smoke' (17-19 centuries), perhaps from blote 'soft and wet' (1300-1400), probably from Old Norse blautr; bloated
a smoked fish


bloat·erBrE /ˈbləʊtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbloʊtər/ 🔊 noun (BrE) a herring (a type of fish) that has been left in salt water and then smoked 腌熏鲱鱼