Emily Dickinson Lexicon

MILT, n. [Sax. milt; Dan. and D. milt; G. milz; Sw. miälte; It. milza; probably so named from its softness, and allied to mild, mellow, melt.]

1. In anatomy, the spleen, a viscus situated in the left hypochondrium under the diaphragm.
2. The soft roe of fishes, or the spermatic part of the males. Encyc.