muskie

[ muhs-kee ]

/ ˈmʌs ki /

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Origin of muskie

First recorded in 1890–95; musk(ellunge) + -ie

Words nearby muskie

Muskegon Heights, muskellunge, musket, musketeer, musketry, muskie, Muskingum, musk mallow, muskmelon, Muskogean, Muskogee

Other definitions for muskie (2 of 2)

Muskie

[ muhs-kee ]

/ ˈmʌs ki /

noun

Edmund (Six·tus)

[sik-stuhs], /ˈsɪk stəs/, 1914–96, U.S. politician: senator 1959–80; secretary of state 1980–81.

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How to use muskie in a sentence

In 1972, Maine Sen. Edmund Muskie was the odds-on favorite to win the Democratic Presidential nomination.
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The “crying” incident is thought to have hurt Muskie in the primary--which he won handily, but with under 50 percent of the vote.
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Americans get tired of front-runners (see, e.g., Ed Muskie, Ted Kennedy, Gary Hart, and Mario Cuomo).
What Hillary Clinton Can Learn From Portugal, Costa Rica, and England in the World Cup|Nathan Daschle|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We beat Muskie in early 1972 and we beat Humphrey and Jackson in the spring and summer of 1972.
McGovern's Legacy|Michael Tomasky|October 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

And that unsuspicious old man went back home and bragged of his thirteen-pound muskie, while the Preacher said never a word.
Days in the Open|Lathan A. Crandall
He was trolling with a steel rod and plenty of line out, when a careless muskie grabbed the hook.
Days in the Open|Lathan A. Crandall
It was a muskie that furnished us with an introduction to those tricky scales which some unregenerate fishermen are said to use.
Days in the Open|Lathan A. Crandall

British Dictionary definitions for muskie (1 of 2)

muskie

/ (ˈmʌskɪ) /

noun

Canadian an informal name for the muskellunge

British Dictionary definitions for muskie (2 of 2)

Muskie

/ (ˈmʌskɪ) /

noun

Edmund (Sixtus). 1914–96, US Democratic politician: Governor of Maine (1955–59): senator for Maine (1959–80): Secretary of State (1980–81)

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