noun
milt
mihlt
noun
1
The spleen of an animal, especially one raised for food.
"The butcher set the milt aside with the other offal."
2
The semen or sperm-filled reproductive gland of a male fish.
"The fisherman noticed milt leaking from the male salmon."
How to Use Milt
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA specialist word: either an animal's spleen, or the milky reproductive fluid/organ of a male fish.
When to use it
A technical term mainly used in butchery, fishing, and biology.
Word Forms
milted past tense, milts plural, milts singular
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Etymology
From Old English milte ("spleen"), tracing back through Germanic languages to a root meaning "to crush or grind" — related to German Milz and Dutch milt.