shotten
Word-form referencesshoot
Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈʃɒtən/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈʃɑtən/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Adjective
Having ejected the spawn.
Usage- not-comparable
- Examples
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Falstaff (to Francis): If manhood, good manhood, be not forgot upon the face of the earth, then am I a shotten herring.
Shot out of its socket; dislocated, as a bone.
Usage- not-comparable