Definition
Definition of shotten - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
fishDated UK having released eggs after spawningDated UK
- The shotten herring swam sluggishly.
2.
boneDated UK dislocated or moved out of placeDated UK
- He suffered a shotten shoulder during the game.
Origin of shotten
Old English, sceotan (to shoot)
Examples of shotten in a sentence
The shotten salmon returned to the river's mouth. The shotten bone required immediate medical attention. After the fall, his shotten ankle was swollen and painful.
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- French:ayant pondu, disloqué, ...
- German:abgelaicht, ausgerenkt, ...
- Italian:depauperato, lussato, ...
- Spanish:desovado, dislocado, ...
- Portuguese:desovado, deslocado, ...
- Chinese:产卵后的, 脱臼的, ...
- Japanese:産卵後の, 脱臼した, ...
- Arabic:فارِغ البَيْض, مَخْلوع, ...
- Hebrew:שָׁחוּט, מוּזָז, ...
- Russian:отнерестившийся, вывихнутый, ...
- Ukrainian:віднерестивший, вивихнутий, ...
- Hindi:अंडे देने के बाद, विस्थापित, ...
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