shotten

[ shot-n ]

adjective

1. (of fish, especially herring) having recently ejected the spawn.
2. Obsolete. (of a bone) dislocated.

shotten

/ ˈʃɒtən /

adjective

1. (of fish, esp herring) having recently spawned
2. archaic.
   worthless or undesirable

Word History and Origins

Origin of shotten¹

1175–1225; Middle English, past participle of shoot ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of shotten¹

C15: from obsolete past participle of shoot

Example Sentences

The horns of some of the Elk have not yet fallen off, and those of others have shotten out to the length of six inches.

From Project Gutenberg

And tell me, ye sons of shotten herrings, wasn't it worth more to save him than the dirty silver?

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My good friend Timothy Shotten of London was pilot of this ship.

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As he was unbound and walked away from the post, his blood-shotten eyes had taken her in standing there with Jake.

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