gadger

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English

Noun

gadger (plural gadgers)

(fishing) A stonefly nymph used as bait.

Franco-Provençal

Verb

gadger (Comtois)

Alternative form of gouardar (“to guard”)

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*wardôn”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 17: Germanismes: S–Z, page 510

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