blote Meaning, Definition & Usage

Blote transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Sw. blöt-fisk soaked fish, fr. blöta to soak. See 1st Bloat.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Bloted; present participle & verbal noun Bloting
Definitions
  1. To cure, as herrings, by salting and smoking them; to bloat. Obs.

Webster 1913