kelt
noun
a salmon that has spawned.
kelt
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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
The gillie did not take up the gaff now, and my hopes were dashed, for it meant that he had recognised a kelt, which must be tailed.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by William Senior
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 William Senior
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
All this trouble for a kelt of about 6 lb.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by William Senior
Mr Kelt admitted to some "head-scratching" after being commissioned to build the bull.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 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
Two bores have turned up unusable water, and he had to turn to the Wadi Kelt supply some five miles away.
From Time Magazine Archive
So modern Rationalism had a stern fight with Andrew, struggling with the madness of the Kelt, the dourness of the Puritan.
From Captivity by M. Leonora Eyles
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