fishgig

See also: fish gig

English

Alternative forms

• fizgig (archaic)
• fisgig, fissgig (both obsolete)

Etymology

A modification of fizgig, probably influenced by fish.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

fishgig (plural fishgigs)

1. (fishing) A spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals; a type of harpoon.

   Synonym: gig

Translations

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

• Bulgarian: тризъбец m (trizǎbec)
• Cherokee: ᏗᎦᏘᏍᏗ (digatisdi)
• Danish: lyster c
• Dutch: aalgeer (nl) m
• Finnish: atrain (fi)
• Galician: fisga f, francada f
• Georgian: კარაპა (ka) (ḳaraṗa), კარჭაპი (ḳarč̣aṗi)
• Italian: arpione (it) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: lyster (no) m or f, lystregaffel m

• Russian: остро́га (ru) f (ostróga)
• Swedish: ljuster (sv) n, harpun (sv) c

References

• “fishgig”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.