kelt
noun
a salmon that has spawned.
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Etymology
Origin of kelt
1300–50; Middle English (north) < ?
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There’s also the Yakama Nation’s kelt reconditioning program, which collects female steelhead at Prosser Dam and strengthens them for their journey to the Pacific.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 23, 2017
"I thought a kelt was a kind of a no-weel fish," he interposed.
From Huntingtower by John Buchan
The incidents that had to be deplored were what the salmon fisherman calls the kelt nuisance.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by William Senior
The bull-trout, for some obscure reason, is not at all responsive to his efforts, except in its kelt stage.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
Let us still be thankful; a kelt is better than nothing, a spring fish is welcome, and we must be content with such chances as we can obtain.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by William Senior
Creator Mike Kelt from Artem has previously said finding a new site for the giant structure "probably means a very large headache".
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2022
And that, Mr Kelt said, was "obviously the reaction we wanted".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2022
In an email to me, Falcon Northwest president Kelt Reeves says the design is quite similar, but he’s being far too modest — this refreshed FragBox is elegant.
From Forbes ● May 1, 2013
In the first week of the war, an Israeli pilot in an F-4 intercepted a Kelt flying toward Tel Aviv and shot it down.
From Time Magazine Archive
Father Jack Marny was a young Kelt, blue-eyed, straight-limbed, fair-haired, and very fair of soul.
From Great Possessions by Mrs. Wilfrid Ward
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