Meaning

1 senses
  1. Of salmon: freshly caught.

    calver salmon

Origin

As the adjective predates the verb, possibly from Middle English calver (“interspersed wit

As the adjective predates the verb, possibly from Middle English calver (“interspersed with flakes”), from Old English calwer. Cognate with Scots caller.

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