kelt
a salmon that has spawned.
Origin of kelt
1Words Nearby kelt
Other definitions for Kelt (2 of 2)
Celt.
Other words from Kelt
- Keltic, noun, adjective
- Kelt·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use kelt in a sentence
Bull trout very rarely takes fly or bait of any kind, except when it is in the kelt state, when it is ravenous.
"I thought a kelt was a kind of a no-weel fish," he interposed.
Huntingtower | John BuchanThe lager-drinking Irishman in a few generations will be a new type of humanity—the kelt at his best.
The Damnation of Theron Ware | Harold FredericShe always impresses me as a sort of atavistic idealization of the old kelt at his finest and best.
The Damnation of Theron Ware | Harold FredericAn old "kelt" salmon has been seen to devour fifty of his own progeny for breakfast; and the pike is a greater water-wolf still.
Poachers and Poaching | John Watson
British Dictionary definitions for kelt (1 of 2)
/ (kɛlt) /
a salmon that has recently spawned and is usually in poor condition
Origin of kelt
1British Dictionary definitions for Kelt (2 of 2)
/ (kɛlt) /
a variant of Celt
Derived forms of Kelt
- Keltic, adjective
- Keltically, adverb
- Kelticism, noun
- Kelticist or Keltist, noun
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