kelp-whaling

(kelp’hwa’ling), n. The pursuit of the California gray whale: so called from its resorts. kelpwort (kelp’wért), ». The prickly gla wort, Salsola Kali, burned to produce barilla, a substance resembling kelp. See kelp?, 2. kelpy, ». See kelpie. kelson, ”. See keelson. Kelti, n. See Celtl. kelt? (kelt), n. [Origin obscure.] A spent salmon—that is, one that has spawned. [Scotch.] When they [salmon] are descending rivers after spawning, they are termed kelés or black salmon. St. Nicholas, XIII. 740, kelt? (kelt), n. [Origin obscure.] Cloth made of black and white wool mixed and not dyed. Fairholt, [Scotch,] 3273 Na dentie geir this Doctor seik is— Ane hamelie hat, a cott of helt. Legend, Bp. St. Androis, Poems of 16th Cent., p. 327. kelter!, ». See kilter. kelter2} (kel’tér), a. [