garrick

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/ˈɡæɹɪk/

noun

Synonym of leerfish.

Similar
leerfish
OriginOld English *Gārrīċ ← Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks →
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Meanings

garrick1

noungarrick (plural garricks)

plural garricks

  1. Synonym of leerfish.

    A good candidate for record seekers, garricks are easy to identify, relatively easy to catch and are good table fare.

    1990, Boating, volume 63, number 7, page 100

    Synonyms: leerfish

Garrick2

proper noun
  1. An English habitational surname from Old English from Garwick in Lincolnshire.

Garrick3

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Old English.
  2. An English surname originating as a patronymic.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of leerfish.

Similar
leerfish
Also see
leerfish

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*Gaizarīks
  2. Old English*Gārrīċ
  3. EnglishGarrick

From Old English *Gārrīċ (from gār (“spear”) + rīċ), from Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks. Doublet of Gaiseric.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with garrick

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Cite this entry
APA

garrick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garrick

MLA

“garrick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garrick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garrick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garrick.

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