muskie

¹

[ muhs-kee ]

noun

1. muskellunge.

Muskie

²

[ muhs-kee ]

noun

1. Edmund (Six·tus) [sik, -st, uh, s], 1914–96, U.S. politician: senator 1959–80; secretary of state 1980–81.

muskie

¹

/ ˈmʌskɪ /

noun

1. See muskellunge
   an informal name for the muskellunge

Muskie

²

/ ˈmʌskɪ /

noun

1. MuskieEdmund (Sixtus)19141996MUSPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: statesman Edmund ( Sixtus ). 1914–96, US Democratic politician: Governor of Maine (1955–59): senator for Maine (1959–80): Secretary of State (1980–81)

Word History and Origins

Origin of muskie¹

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

Example Sentences

In 1972, Maine Sen. Edmund Muskie was the odds-on favorite to win the Democratic Presidential nomination.

From The 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.

From The Daily Beast

Americans get tired of front-runners (see, e.g., Ed Muskie, Ted Kennedy, Gary Hart, and Mario Cuomo).

From The Daily Beast

We beat Muskie in early 1972 and we beat Humphrey and Jackson in the spring and summer of 1972.

From The Daily Beast

And that unsuspicious old man went back home and bragged of his thirteen-pound muskie, while the Preacher said never a word.

From Project Gutenberg

He was trolling with a steel rod and plenty of line out, when a careless muskie grabbed the hook.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a muskie that furnished us with an introduction to those tricky scales which some unregenerate fishermen are said to use.

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