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(n.) Any one of several species of small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side of the body. The common species of the American coast (Menidia notata) is very abundant. Called also silverside, sand smelt, friar, tailor, and tinker.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Silversides'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/silversides.html. 1828.
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