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Webster 1913 Edition


Shotten

Shot′ten

,
Noun.
[Properly p. p. of
shoot
; AS.
scoten
,
sceoten
, p. p. of
sceótan
.]
1.
Having ejected the spawn;
as, a
shotten
herring
.
Shak.
2.
Shot out of its socket; dislocated, as a bone.

Webster 1828 Edition


Shotten

SHOTTEN

,
Adj.
shot'n. [from shoot.]
1. Having ejected the spawn; as a shotten herring.
2. Shooting into angles.
3. Shot out of its socket; dislocated; as a bone.