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fyke
[ fahyk ]
noun
- a bag-shaped fish trap.
fyke
/ faɪk /
noun
- a fish trap consisting of a net suspended over a series of hoops, laid horizontally in the water
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Origin of fyke1
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Origin of fyke1
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Example Sentences
What are ye in sic a fyke for aboot the tenth and the tenth?
As a commercial fish it is taken in nets in the North, and in fyke-nets in the southern extent of its range.
I got the loose end fastened to the boat, and found it impossible to row back against the tide with the fyke.
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.
Nor was the fyke of impotent preparation within the walls of the castle better.
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