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   Sile (?), v. t. [Akin to Sw. sila to strain, sil sieve, G. sielen to draw away or lead off water. √151a.  See Silt.] To strain, as fresh milk. [Prov. Eng.]
   
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   Sile, v. i. To drop; to flow; to fall. [Prov. Eng.]
   
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   Sile, n.
   1. A sieve with fine meshes. [Prov. Eng.]
   
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   2. Filth; sediment. [Prov. Eng.]  Halliwell.
   
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   Sile, n. [Icel. sīld herring; akin to Sw. sill, Dan. sild.  Cf. Sill the young of a herring.] (Zool.) A young or small herring. [Eng.]  Pennant.
   
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   Syle (?), n. [See Sile a young herring.] (Zool.) A young herring (Clupea harengus). [Also written sile.]
   
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   But our folk call them syle, and nought but syle,
   
   And when they're grown, why then we call them herring. J. Ingelow.
   
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