PIL'CHARD, noun A fish resembling the herring, but thicker and rounder; the nose is shorter and turns up; the under jaw is shorter; the back more elevated, and the belly less sharp. These fishes appear on the Cornish coast in England, about the middle of July, in immense numbers, and furnish a considerable article of commerce.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.