"A small fish, abundant in the River Thames, and greatly valued by the epicures of London. It is a common practice among the citizens of that metropolis, commended, indeed, by the example of the Lord Mayor, cabinet ministers, and philosophers of the Royal Society, to go down to the Greenwich or Blackwall, to enjoy the luxury of a meal of "Whitebait"."— Goodrich, 1859

Whitebait

"A small fish, abundant in the River Thames, and greatly valued by the epicures of London. It is a common…

"Whitebait is the name by which the fry of the herring, and sprat are known in the market, and when served for the table."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Whitebait

"Whitebait is the name by which the fry of the herring, and sprat are known in the market, and when…