kelt
noun
a salmon that has spawned.
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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
"I thought a kelt was a kind of a no-weel fish," he interposed.
From Huntingtower by Buchan, John
He has the nicest kelt on him that iver I sa'!
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various
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
Two fish showed during the day, a shockingly black beggar of not less than 30 lb. which jumped out of the water, and another kelt which plunged out of range.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by Senior, William
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