milt

[ milt ]

noun

1. the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
2. the testes and sperm ducts when filled with this secretion.
3. melt ².

milt

/ mɪlt /

noun

1. the testis of a fish
2. the spermatozoa and seminal fluid produced by a fish
3. rare.
   the spleen of certain animals, esp fowls and pigs

verb

1. to fertilize (the roe of a female fish) with milt, esp artificially

milt

/ mĭlt /

1. Fish sperm, together with the milky liquid that contains them.

Word History and Origins

Origin of milt¹

before 900; Middle English milte, milt, Old English milte spleen; cognate with German Milz, Middle Dutch milte milt, spleen; akin to melt ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of milt¹

Old English milte spleen; in the sense: fish sperm, probably from Middle Dutch milte

Example Sentences

Jones died Wednesday night at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage after a two-year battle with leukemia, his manager Milt Suchin confirmed Thursday to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

When the Milt & Edie’s tailor saw the pants, she shrugged and said, “Can I take out the pleats?”

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I finally made it back to Milt & Edie’s on a Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

I took an immaculate Fall/Winter 1995 Yohji Yamamoto suit with tags that I got from TheRealReal to Milt & Edie’s, the venerable 24-hour dry cleaner and tailor in Burbank, in the hope that I could get the trousers taken out.

From Los Angeles Times

Milt McGiffen, a cooperative extension specialist with the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at UC Riverside, was less sure.

From Los Angeles Times

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