ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shotten

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈʃɒtən/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Shotten is a verb meaning Having ejected the spawn.

Meaning

Having ejected the spawn.

More Meanings

  1. Shot out of its socket; dislocated, as a bone.
  2. (archaic) past participle of shoot

Example Sentences

Falstaff (to Francis): If manhood, good manhood, be not forgot upon the face of the earth, then am I a shotten herring.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include herring, shotted, thrown, blasted, saboted, sabotted.

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