Meaning & use
Bloaters
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Whole herrings that have been lightly salted and smoked without being gutted first.
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The fishmonger displayed a row of bloaters on ice at the market stall.
Traditional English breakfasts sometimes included grilled bloaters.
A note on using this word
"Bloater" comes from the way the fish swell, or "bloat," slightly during the smoking process; the term is closely associated with English coastal towns like Yarmouth.
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smoked herring
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