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The Collaborative International Dictionary

Pickle-herring

Pickle-herring \Pic"kle-her"ring\, n.

1. A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring. [Obs.]
   --Shak.

2. A merry-andrew; a buffoon. [Obs.]
   --Addison.

Wiktionary

pickle-herring

n. 1 (context obsolete English) A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring. 2 (context obsolete English) A Merry Andrew; a buffoon.