MILT

milt

(noun) seminal fluid produced by male fish

milt, soft roe

(noun) fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

milt (plural milts)

The spleen, especially of an animal bred for food.

The semen of a male fish.

Synonyms

• (spleen): spleen; lien (uncommon)

• (fish semen): soft roe, white roe

Verb

milt (third-person singular simple present milts, present participle milting, simple past and past participle milted)

(transitive) To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.

Source: Wiktionary

Milt, n. Etym: [AS. milte; akin to D. milt, G. milz, OHG. milzi, Icel. milti, Dan. milt, Sw. mjälte, and prob. to E. malt, melt. sq. root108. See Malt the grain.] (Anat.)

Definition: The spleen.

Milt, n. Etym: [Akin to Dan. melk, Sw. mjölke, G. milch, and E. milk. See Milk.] (Zoöl.) (a) The spermatic fluid of fishes. (b) The testes, or spermaries, of fishes when filled with spermatozoa.

Milt, v. t.

Definition: To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition