Meaning of Milt | Babel Free
mɪltDefinitions
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The spleen, especially of an animal bred for food. countable
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The semen of a male fish. countable, uncountable
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The engorged testis containing a filled reservoir of mature spermatozoa in a male fish. countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Examples
“we see that certaine apprehensions engender a blushing-red colour, others a palenesse; that some imagination doth only worke in the milt, another in the braine[…].”
“Cancer, or the Crab, commandeth the Stomach, Limbs, Arteries, Milt, Liver and Gall.”
“Adam Kadmon had pneumonia. Friar Goat cured it by tying a bullock’s milt to the soles of the lad’s feet, and burying the milt afterwards. Adam Kadmon immediately contracted the thrush.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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