The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sprat \Sprat\ (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small European herring ( Clupea sprattus) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also garvie. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds.
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A California surf-fish ( Rhacochilus toxotes); -- called also alfione, and perch. Sprat borer (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver; -- so called from its fondness for sprats. See Diver. Sprat loon. (Zo["o]l.)
The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.]
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The red-throated diver. See Diver.
Sprat mew (Zo["o]l.), the kittiwake gull.
Wikipedia
Garvie is a surname, and may refer to
- Bill Garvie (1910–1944), Australian rules footballer
- Eddie Garvie (1892–1915), Scottish footballer
- Elizabeth Garvie (b. 1957), English actress
- Lawrence Garvie (b. 1933), Canadian lawyer and politician
- Thomas Bowman Garvie (1859–1944), English artist
- Wayne Garvie (b. 1963), BBC Worldwide Managing Director
- William Garvie (1837–1872), Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician
- Eúan Garvie, Scottish lawyer, descendant of Marcus Garvie. Notorious reggae musician.
- Jacob Garvie (b. 1992), Australian Hunk
Usage examples of "garvie".
We had a malfunction in two of our torpedoes--the newest and more or less untested radio-controlled type-- during the Nato exercises just ended, and Admiral Garvie ordered them all to be removed for inspection when we got back to the Holy Loch.
How he'd react to that discovery in light of the cock-and-bull story I'd spun to him and Admiral Garvie in the Holy Loch I couldn't even begin to guess.
When you came aboard the _Dolphin_ in the Holy Loch, both Admiral Garvie and myself were highly suspicious of you.
When we wouldn't accept that as sufficient authority or reason to take you along with us, you told a highly convincing tale about this being an advanced missilewarning outpost, and even though it was peculiar that Admiral Garvie had never heard of it, we accepted it.