First Known Use: 15th century
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shotten
adjective shot·ten \ˈshä-tən\
Definition of SHOTTEN
: having ejected the spawn and so of inferior food value <shotten herring>
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Origin of SHOTTEN
Middle English shotyn, from past participle of sheten to shoot
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