baggit

noun

bag·​git

ˈbagə̇t

plural -s

British : a female salmon just after spawning

Word History

Etymology

Scots baggit pregnant, from Middle English bagged, from past participle of baggen to bag, swell

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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