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Answer for the clue "Fat young herring ", 5 letters:
matie

Word definitions for matie in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Matie \Mat"ie\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A fat herring with undeveloped roe. [Written also matty .]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (context UK and Scotland English) A fat herring with undeveloped roe. n. (context UK and Scotland English) A fat herring with undeveloped roe.

Usage examples of matie.

But Miss Matie continued to receive me on occasion, not nearly so often as I wished.

For example, there was little inclination to bring decks to a very high pitch of cleanliness when it was known that they would soon be desecrated by dockyard maties in hob-nailed boots, stripping and unrigging the barky and laying her up in ordinary: this and a thousand other things led to short answers, ill-will, and sullen looks, though to no deliberate insolence or failure to obey orders - not even the first smell of mutiny.

The humble peticon of Sr William Courten, knt, Most humbly showeth unto Your Matie.

Then they supervised their divisions and the Stolsh dockyard maties who would stow these supplies.

So keen was the rivalry between them that Ikey supporters came out the thirty miles in busloads, dressed in their university colours, full of beer and rowdy enthusiasm, and packed out half the gymnasium, roaring their university songs at the Matie supporters on the other side of the hall.

For example, there was little inclination to bring decks to a very high pitch of cleanliness when it was known that they would soon be desecrated by dockyard maties in hob-nailed boots, stripping and unrigging the barky and laying her up in ordinary: this and a thousand other things led to short answers, ill-will, and sullen looks, though to no deliberate insolence or failure to obey orders - not even the first smell of mutiny.