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Webster 1913 Edition


Milt

Milt

,
Noun.
[AS.
milte
; akin to D.
milt
, G.
milz
, OHG.
milzi
, Icel.
milti
, Dan.
milt
, Sw.
mjälte
, and prob. to E.
malt
,
melt
. √108. See
Malt
the grain.]
(Anat.)
The spleen.

Milt

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

Milt

,
Verb.
T.
To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.

Webster 1828 Edition


Milt

MILT

, n.
1.
In anatomy, the spleen, a viscus situated in the left hypochondrium under the diaphragm.
2.
The soft roe of fishes, or the spermatic part of the males.

MILT

,
Verb.
T.
To impregnate the roe or spawn of the female fish.