† keltyn.

Etymology: According to the Stat. Acc. Scotl. XVIII. 474 (quoted in full by Jamieson), Keltie was a Scottish laird famous for his drinking powers.

Scottish. Obsolete.

1. A term denoting the complete draining of a glass of liquor (indicated by turning it upside down).

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the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] > drinking deeply or copiously

quaffing1533

glut1541

carouse1559

quaff1579

all out1582

carousing1582

skolinga1599

supernaculum1622

swig1622

waughting1637

kelty1664

swigging1702

waught1721

toot1787

willie-waught1826

swiping1833

swipe1866

bottomer1876

1664 C. Cotton Scarronides 108 With that she set it to her Nose, And off at once the Rumkin goes... Then turning Topsy [margin alias Kelty] on her Thumb, Says, look, here's Supernaculum.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy III. i. 32 Are ye a' cleared kelty aff? Fill anither.

2. A glass or bumper imposed as a fine on one who does not drink fair. Also Keltie's mends.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of > imposed as fine

Keltie's mends1692

1692 ‘J. Curate’ Sc. Presbyterian Eloquence iv. 115 Lord give thy enemies the Papists and Prelates a full cup of thy fury to drink; and if they refuse to drink it off, then good Lord give them Kelty.

1796 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XVIII. 474 Nothing is more common, at this very day, when one refuses to take his glass, than to be threatened with Keltie's Mends.

a1835 J. Hogg Tales & Sketches (1866) 405 (E.D.D.) Gin he winna tak that, gie him kelty.

1879 P. R. Drummond Perthshire in Bygone Days xii. 66 To drink ‘Kelty’ or another glass.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

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

kelty1884

the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > family Salmonidae (salmon) > [adjective] > in bad condition after spawning

kelty1884

1884 Chambers's Jrnl. 29 Mar. 204/2 Nothing but huge, lanky, kelty-looking fish.

单词	kelty
释义	† keltyn. Etymology: According to the Stat. Acc. Scotl. XVIII. 474 (quoted in full by Jamieson), Keltie was a Scottish laird famous for his drinking powers. Scottish. Obsolete. 1. A term denoting the complete draining of a glass of liquor (indicated by turning it upside down). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] > drinking deeply or copiously quaffing1533 glut1541 carouse1559 quaff1579 all out1582 carousing1582 skolinga1599 supernaculum1622 swig1622 waughting1637 kelty1664 swigging1702 waught1721 toot1787 willie-waught1826 swiping1833 swipe1866 bottomer1876 1664 C. Cotton Scarronides 108 With that she set it to her Nose, And off at once the Rumkin goes... Then turning Topsy [margin alias Kelty] on her Thumb, Says, look, here's Supernaculum. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy III. i. 32 Are ye a' cleared kelty aff? Fill anither. 2. A glass or bumper imposed as a fine on one who does not drink fair. Also Keltie's mends. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of > imposed as fine Keltie's mends1692 1692 ‘J. Curate’ Sc. Presbyterian Eloquence iv. 115 Lord give thy enemies the Papists and Prelates a full cup of thy fury to drink; and if they refuse to drink it off, then good Lord give them Kelty. 1796 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XVIII. 474 Nothing is more common, at this very day, when one refuses to take his glass, than to be threatened with Keltie's Mends. a1835 J. Hogg Tales & Sketches (1866) 405 (E.D.D.) Gin he winna tak that, gie him kelty. 1879 P. R. Drummond Perthshire in Bygone Days xii. 66 To drink ‘Kelty’ or another glass. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > as lemmas ˈkelty ˈkelty adj. like a kelt. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [adjective] > of herring in bad condition kelty1884 the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > family Salmonidae (salmon) > [adjective] > in bad condition after spawning kelty1884 1884 Chambers's Jrnl. 29 Mar. 204/2 Nothing but huge, lanky, kelty-looking fish. extracted from keltn.¹ < n.1664 as lemmas
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† keltyn.

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