kelt

noun — 3 senses

kelt

noun

/kɛlt/

1

A thin, recently spawned iteroparous salmon.

kelt

noun

1

Pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of kilt.

I know fine hoo a kelt should be pit on, though I'm no Highlander mysel'1895, “Sketches from Scotland”, in Punch:

kelt

noun

Etymology Compare Icelandic kult (“quilt”).

1

Scotland Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool.

ye've a very raggit kelt on1725, Allan Ramsay, The Gentle Shepherd:

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