sardyn, noun
- Origin:
- South African Dutch.
obs.
sardine sense 1.
1837 Moderator 17 Jan. 2The varieties of fish were striking; viz. the harder, smelt,..the sardyn (sprat), in countless myriads, and even the sole.
[1934 C.P. Swart Supplement to Pettman. 151Sardyn, The Clupea ocellata was so called by the early Dutch colonists because the form and disposition of the fish brought to mind the European herring.]
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