milt

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They grabbed fish, one after another, by the tail and slid them down a chute into the hatchery building, to be stripped of their eggs and milt.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2020

“Green” means that the fish could produce milt or eggs, but the biologists are unsure.

From Washington Times • Jun. 24, 2017

They’re so full of milt and roe that there’s no room in their stomachs for food.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2016

One morning, hours before the arctic dawn broke, I accompanied Olafsson to the plant where he obtains his milt.

From New York Times • May 13, 2011

Garnish with plenty of double parsley, lemon, horse radish, and the milt, roe and liver, and fried smelts, if approved.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849