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muskie

1 American  
[muhs-kee] / ˈmʌs ki /

noun

  1. muskellunge.

Muskie 2 American  
[muhs-kee] / ˈmʌs ki /

noun

  1. Edmund (Sixtus) 1914–96, U.S. politician: senator 1959–80; secretary of state 1980–81.

Muskie 1 British  
/ ˈmʌskɪ /

noun

  1. 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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muskie 2 British  
/ ˈmʌskɪ /

noun

  1. an informal name for the muskellunge

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Etymology

Origin of muskie

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

Example Sentences

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An angler on the other side of the country in Minnesota recently broke a decades-old record after reeling in a large muskie.

From Fox News • Dec. 28, 2021

Burke Lake, Fairfax Station: Walleye and muskie are cool-water fish, and Burke is a warm-water lake, says John Odenkirk, a Northern Virginia district fisheries biologist.

From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2018

Resort owners are bracing for cancelations once word gets out that walleye are off-limits - even though the lake is still a prime place for small-mouth bass, northern pike and muskie.

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2015

The new record tiger muskie record beat out the previous record set in 2001, and held by John Bays of Chehalis with a fish caught in Mayfield Lake in Lewis County.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2014

I had gear in the canoe for a week and I was trying to catch a muskie so I could let it go.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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