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samlet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsamlət/ (UK)

Etymology

Either a contraction of salmon + -let or a modification of earlier salmonet either on that basis or with dissimilation of /mn/ (as in chimley, a common dialectal form of chimney).

Meanings

1. A young salmon.
   • Demon popped into his mouth a last morsel of black bread with elastic samlet, gulped down a last pony of vodka and took his place at the table with Marina facing him across its oblong length. 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 193:

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