kelt

Etymology 1

noun

  1. A thin, recently spawned iteroparous salmon.

Etymology 2

noun

  1. 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

Etymology 3

Compare Icelandic kult (“quilt”).

noun

  1. (Scotland) Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool.
    ye've a very raggit kelt on 1725, Allan Ramsay, The Gentle Shepherd

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