shotten
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shot·ten

adjective \ˈshä-tən\

Definition of SHOTTEN

: having ejected the spawn and so of inferior food value <shotten herring>

Origin of SHOTTEN

Middle English shotyn, from past participle of sheten to shoot
First Known Use: 15th century

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