kelt

¹

[ kelt ]

noun

1. a salmon that has spawned.

Kelt

²

[ kelt ]

noun

1. Celt.

Kelt

¹

/ kɛlt /

noun

1. a variant of Celt

kelt

²

/ kɛlt /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˈKeltically, adverb
• ˈKelticist, noun
• ˈKeltiˌcism, noun
• ˈKeltic, adjective

Other Words From

• Keltic noun adjective
• Kelti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of kelt¹

1300–50; Middle English (north) < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of kelt¹

C14: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Bull trout very rarely takes fly or bait of any kind, except when it is in the kelt state, when it is ravenous.

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"I thought a kelt was a kind of a no-weel fish," he interposed.

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The lager-drinking Irishman in a few generations will be a new type of humanity—the Kelt at his best.

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She always impresses me as a sort of atavistic idealization of the old Kelt at his finest and best.

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An old "kelt" salmon has been seen to devour fifty of his own progeny for breakfast; and the pike is a greater water-wolf still.

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