kelt

[ kelt ]

/ kɛlt /

noun

a salmon that has spawned.

Nearby words

Origin of kelt

1300–50; Middle English (north) < ?

Definition for kelt (2 of 2)

Kelt

[ kelt ]

/ kɛlt /

noun

Celt.

Related formsKelt·ic, noun, adjectiveKelt·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for kelt

I canna thenk but that Macrae's kelt was too lang—prize or no prize.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, October 19 1895|Various
I am applying prayers and slopwater in equal proportions—like any Kelt!
Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books|Horatia K. F. Eden
To gaff a kelt involves an almost certain breach of the law, for the kelt is nearly sure to die.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire|John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot
"I thought a kelt was a kind of a no-weel fish," he interposed.
Huntingtower|John Buchan

Broca and many continental writers use the name Kelt or Slavo-Kelt, which has led to much confusion.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane

British Dictionary definitions for kelt (1 of 2)

kelt

/ (kɛlt) /

noun

a salmon that has recently spawned and is usually in poor condition

Word Origin for kelt

C14: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for kelt (2 of 2)

Kelt

/ (kɛlt) /

noun

a variant of Celt

Derived FormsKeltic, adjectiveKeltically, adverbKelticism, nounKelticist or Keltist, noun

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