fyke

American  

[fahyk] / faɪk /

noun

Hudson and Delaware Valleys.

1. a bag-shaped fish trap.

---

fyke British  

/ faɪk /

noun

1. a fish trap consisting of a net suspended over a series of hoops, laid horizontally in the water

---

Etymology

Origin of fyke

1825–35, < Dutch fuik, Middle Dutch fuycke; cognate with Old Frisian fūcke

Example Sentences

The banks of the Presumpscot River, which flows through the state’s largest city of Portland, has been flanked by fishermen with fyke nets in recent weeks.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2022

I hae often wondered that ony ane that ever bent a knee for the right purpose, should ever daur to crook a hough to fyke and fling at piper's wind and fiddler's squealing.

From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir

I got the loose end fastened to the boat, and found it impossible to row back against the tide with the fyke.

From Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I by Masson, Thomas L.

Hadst thou taen aff some drowsy bummle, drone Wha can do nought but fyke an' fumble, fuss 'Twad been nae plea; grievance But he was gleg as ony wumble, lively, auger That's owre the sea!

From Robert Burns How To Know Him by Neilson, William Allan

And ye could never imagine the fyke and fash this man has been to me.”

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis