keltn.1
/kɛlt/, U.S. /kɛlt/ A salmon, sea-trout, or herling, in bad condition after spawning, before returning to the sea.
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [noun] > family Clupeidae and herrings > member of > in bad condition
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > family Salmonidae (salmon) > [noun] > genus Salmo > salmo salar (salmon) > after spawning
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slat1870
the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > family Salmonidae (salmon) > [noun] > genus Salmo > trout (unspecified and miscellaneous) > salmo trutta (sea trout) > in bad condition after spawning
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c1340 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 36 In playces et keltis emp., 6s.
1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VIII. 204 No salmon; except at the end of the fishing season, when a few of what are called foul fish, or kelt, are caught.
1834 Jardine in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 3. 51 The return of the old fish or kelts to the sea.
1884 T. Speedy Sport in Highlands vii. 80 Good runs with sea-trout kelts of considerable size.
1937 Evening News 15 Feb. 8/5 A kelt—that is a fish which has paid its visit to the gravel beds—is a sad wreck and is in no form to put up a fight. An otter can deal with such salmon.
1963 Times 26 Jan. 11/4 If the fish has shed only a few eggs..it is still technically and in law a kelt.
Derivatives
ˈkelty adj. like a kelt.
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [adjective] > of herring in bad condition
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > family Salmonidae (salmon) > [adjective] > in bad condition after spawning
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1884 Chambers's Jrnl. 29 Mar. 204/2 Nothing but huge, lanky, kelty-looking fish.
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keltn.2
/kɛlt/, U.S. /kɛlt/, Scottish English /kɛlt/ Scottish and northern dialect.
a. A kind of homespun cloth or frieze, usually of black and white wool mixed, formerly used for outer garments by country people in Scotland and northern England. Also attributive.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > coarse or rough > frieze > types of
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kelt?a1600
?a1600 ( R. Sempill Legend Bischop St. Androis in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xlv. 372 Ane hamelie hat; a cott of kelt Weill beltit in ane lethrone belt.
1611 Rates (Jam.) at Kendilling Kelt or kendall freese.
1791 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. I. 356 They [farmers c 1750] were clothed in a homespun suit of freezed cloth, called Kelt.
1805 R. Anderson Ballads in Cumberland Dial. 145 An oaken staff, a pair of clogs, and a kelt surtout.
b. figurative. Applied to a sheep's fleece.
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1722–8 A. Ramsay Ram & Buck 38 Ye've a very ragged kelt on.
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