shotten
pronunciation
How to pronounce shotten in British English:
UK ['ʃɒtn]
How to pronounce shotten in American English:
US ['ʃɒtn]
Word Origin
- shotten (adj.)
- "having shot its spawn," and accordingly of inferior value, mid-15c., past participle adjective from shoot (v.). Originally of fish; applied to persons, with sense of "exhausted by sickness," from 1590s.