kelt
noun
a salmon that has spawned.
kelt
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[kelt]
/ kɛlt /
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Kelt
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American
[kelt]
/ kɛlt /
noun
Kelt
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British
/ kɛlt /
noun
kelt
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British
/ kɛlt /
noun
Other Word Forms
- Keltic noun
- Keltically adverb
- Kelticism noun
- Kelticist noun
Etymology
Origin of kelt
1300–50; Middle English (north) < ?
Example Sentences
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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
All this trouble for a kelt of about 6 lb.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by Senior, William
He has the nicest kelt on him that iver I sa'!
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various
Alas! it was kelt number two, and not more than 10 lb. at that.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by Senior, William
"I thought a kelt was a kind of a no-weel fish," he interposed.
From Huntingtower by Buchan, John
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