Fishgig Definition

fĭshgĭg
noun
A pronged instrument for spearing fish.
American Heritage

A spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish.

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Noun

Singular:
fishgig
Plural:
fishgigs

Origin of Fishgig

  • Alteration (influenced by fish) of obsolete fisgig from Spanish fisga ultimately from Latin fīxus fixed fix

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the words fish + gig.

    From Wiktionary

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