shotten herring
/ˈʃɒtən/noun
1- a herring that has spawned产过卵的鲱鱼。
1.1
- archaic a weakened or dispirited person〈古〉衰弱的人; 无精打采的人。
词源
Middle English: shotten, archaic past participle of SHOOT, in the specialized sense 'discharge (spawn)'.