dead as a shotten herring

dead as a shotten herring
an expression based on the perception that a spawned-out herring dies quickly (obsolete)

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • dead as a herring — 1) quite dead 2) dead as a shotten herring …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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