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shotten
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shotten, n. [Properly p. p. of shoot; AS. scoten, sceoten, p. p. of sceótan.].
- Having ejected the spawn; as, a shotten herring. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Shot out of its socket; dislocated, as a bone. [1913 Webster]
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