fyke
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fyke
1825–35, < Dutch fuik, Middle Dutch fuycke; cognate with Old Frisian fūcke
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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
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 William Allan Neilson
I drove the stakes in the mud, spread the fyke in the boat, tied the end of one wing to the stake, and cast the whole into the water.
From Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I by Thomas L. Masson
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 Robert Louis Stevenson
A fyke is a good thing to have in the country.
From Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I by Thomas L. Masson
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