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Milt vs Reins - What's the difference?

milt | reins |

As nouns the difference between milt and reins

is that milt is the spleen, especially of an animal bred for food while reins is (archaic) the kidneys or reins can be .

As verbs the difference between milt and reins

is that milt is to impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt while reins is (rein).

milt

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The spleen, especially of an animal bred for food.
  • *, II.12:
    • we see that certaine apprehensions engender a blushing-red colour, others a palenesse; that some imagination doth only worke in the milt , another in the braine.
  • * 1983 , Robert Nye, The Facts of Life :
    • Adam Kadmon had pneumonia. Friar Goat cured it by tying a bullock’s milt to the soles of the lad’s feet, and burying the milt afterwards. Adam Kadmon immediately contracted the thrush.
  • Fish semen.

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    Synonyms

    * (fish semen) soft roe, white roe

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.

    • reins

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) reins, see rein in French.

    Noun

    (head)
  • (archaic) The kidneys.
  • The lower part of the back.
  • (architecture) The parts of a vault between the crown and the spring or abutment, including, and having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the vault.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (rein)

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