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smelt

1. smelt \'smelt\ n or smelts or smelt [ME, fr. OE; akin to Norw smelte 
   whiting] pl  : any of various small salmonoid fishes (family Osmeridae and 
   esp. genus (XOsmerus) that closely resemble the trouts in general 
   structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, 
   and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
2. smelt vt [D or LG smelten; akin to OHG smelzan to melt, OE meltan] 1: to 
   melt or fuse (as ore) with an accompanying chemical change usu. to s 
   eparate the metal 2: REFINE, REDUCE