herring at sprat

[GeneD]

Looking up the definition of "herring" (here: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/herring?q=Herring+), on the right, I noticed a phrase "hearring at sprat", but the clicking on the link doesn't lead to the phrase; there is the definition of the word "sprat" there instead. I've got intrigued. What does it mean?

 

[emsr2d2]

I've never heard that phrase in my life. However, I think what they meant was that the word "herring" also appears at the entry for the word "sprat". It's very poorly worded though, if that's what they meant.

 

[GoesStation]

I think the dictionary site link means that you can find the word "herring" in the page for the word "sprat".

It could also mean that a sports team called "the Herring" were playing a game in the stadium of their rival, the Sprat, but I think that's more than a little unlikely.

 

[Tdol]

I haven't heard it as a phrase either. This definition says that sprats are members of the herring family:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprat

Your dictionary is making a similar link, but less clearly. It is using at to mean that it is found in the definition.