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

“Even one drop of milt can fertilize 1,000 eggs,” Nehring said.

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

Beef kidney, or milt, cut into small pieces, will answer the purpose very well; and so will the shank end of mutton that has been dressed, if much be wanted.

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