Meaning Of The Word Smelt

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smelt
Smelt is a past tense and past participle of smell.

smelt in American English 1
any of various fishes (order Salmoniformes); esp., any of a family (Osmeridae) of small, silvery, salmonoid food fishes found in northern seas or lakes: most run up rivers to spawn
transitive verb: to fuse or melt (ore) in order to separate the metal contained

smelt in American English 2
to melt or fuse (ore, etc.) so as to separate impurities from pure metal
to undergo fusing or smelting
noun: any of various small, silvery food fishes of the family Osmeridae, of cold northern waters, as the North American rainbow smelt Osmerus mordax

smelt in American English 3
smell
verb

smelt in British English 1
verb: to extract (a metal) from (an ore) by heating

smelt in British English 2
noun: any marine or freshwater salmonoid food fish of the family Osmeridae, such as Osmerus eperlanus of Europe, having a long silvery body and occurring in temperate and cold northern waters

smelt in British English 3
verb

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