fishgig

[ fish-gig ]

noun

a spearlike implement with barbed prongs for spearing fish in the water.

Origin of fishgig

1635–45; alteration (by association with fish) of fizgig, probably by folk etymology <Spanish fisga harpoon

Also called fizgig.

Words Nearby fishgig

fishfly
fish for
fish fork
fish fry
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Fishguard
fish hatchery
fish hawk
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British Dictionary definitions for fishgig

fishgig

/ (ˈfɪʃˌɡɪɡ) /

noun

a pole with barbed prongs for impaling fish: Also: fizgig

Origin of fishgig

C17: of uncertain origin; perhaps altered from Spanish fisga harpoon

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