strepie S. Afr.
(ˈstriːpɪ)
Also streepie, streepje.
[a. Afrikaans, f. streep stripe n.3 + -ie.]
A small fish, the striped karanteen, Sarpa salpa. Cf. karanteen.
| 1913 [see bamboo-fish s.v. bamboo n. 2]. 1945 Cape Argus 27 Jan. 4/8 Half an inch of her wool..tied to a ‘streepie’ hook, caught about a dozen small fish. 1957 S. Schoeman Strike! iii. 89 The strepie, with its beautiful gold and silver colouring, is the favourite prey of the elf. 1974 Stand. Encycl. S. Afr. X. 320/1 Strepie..is one of the most beautiful and best-known bait fishes in southern Africa. |