fyke

[ fahyk ]

/ faɪk /

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noun Hudson and Delaware Valleys.

a bag-shaped fish trap.

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Origin of fyke

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

Words nearby fyke

FWIW, F-word, FX, FY, FYI, fyke, Fylde, fylfot, Fyn, fynbos, fyrd

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How to use fyke in a sentence

What are ye in sic a fyke for aboot the tenth and the tenth?
Lochinvar|S. R. Crockett
As a commercial fish it is taken in nets in the North, and in fyke-nets in the southern extent of its range.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others|James Alexander Henshall
I got the loose end fastened to the boat, and found it impossible to row back against the tide with the fyke.
Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor|Various
A fyke is a fishnet, with long wings on each side; in shape like a nightcap with ear lappets; in mechanism like a rat-trap.
Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor|Various

Nor was the fyke of impotent preparation within the walls of the castle better.
Ringan Gilhaize|John Galt

British Dictionary definitions for fyke

fyke

/ (faɪk) /

noun

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

Word Origin for fyke

C19: from Middle Dutch fuycke

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