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leister
[ lee-ster ]
/ ˈli stər /
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noun
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
verb (used with object)
to spear (fish) with a leister.
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Origin of leister
1525–35; <Old Norse ljōstr salmon-spear, akin to ljōsta to strike
Words nearby leister
leipoa, Leipzig, Leiria, leishmania, leishmaniasis, leister, leisure, leisure centre, leisure class, leisured, leisure home
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How to use leister in a sentence
Under all circumstances, to be quite candid, we remonstrate against the leister.
Leister, her Governor, called on the other colonies for aid.
A short history of Rhode Island|George Washington GreeneThe leister of which Master Pearson spoke is a three-pronged fork used for spearing fish.
John Deane of Nottingham|W.H.G. KingstonHe struck it with his barbed spear, called on Tweed a leister, and in a moment had it into his boat.
The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 1 (of 3)|James Hogg
British Dictionary definitions for leister
leister
/ (ˈliːstə) /
noun
a spear with three or more prongs for spearing fish, esp salmon
verb
(tr) to spear (a fish) with a leister
Word Origin for leister
C16: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse ljōstr, from ljōsta to stab
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