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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Sile \Sile\, n.
      1. A sieve with fine meshes. [Prov. Eng.]
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      2. Filth; sediment. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Sile \Sile\, n. [Icel. s[imac]ld 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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3.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Sile \Sile\, v. t. [Akin to Sw. sila to strain, sil sieve, G.
      sielen to draw away or lead off water. [root]151a. See
      Silt.]
      To strain, as fresh milk. [Prov. Eng.]
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4.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Sile \Sile\, v. i.
      To drop; to flow; to fall. [Prov. Eng.]
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5.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Syle \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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