SHOTTEN


Meaning of SHOTTEN in English

Pronunciation: ' shä-t ə n

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English shotyn, from past participle of sheten to shoot

Date: 15th century

: having ejected the spawn and so of inferior food value < shotten herring>

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