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Definition of rawner in English: rawner(also rowner, rawener) noun ˈrɔːnə Scottish A female salmon, especially a mature adult bearing roe; (in later use) specifically one which has not spawned at the usual time and is found still carrying roe in spring.
OriginEarly 19th century; earliest use found in John Jamieson (1759–1838), antiquary and philologist. From rawn + -er. Definition of rawner in US English: rawner(also rowner, rawener) nounˈrɔːnə Scottish A female salmon, especially a mature adult bearing roe; (in later use) specifically one which has not spawned at the usual time and is found still carrying roe in spring.
OriginEarly 19th century; earliest use found in John Jamieson (1759–1838), antiquary and philologist. From rawn + -er. |