Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals; a type of harpoon.
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nounan implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
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Origin
A modification of fizgig, probably influenced by fish.
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Bulgarian тризъбец
- тризъбец (trizăbec)spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, etc.
Danish lyster
- lysterspear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, etc.
Dutch aalgeer
- aalgeerspear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, etc.
Finnish atrain
- atrainspear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, etc.
Italian arpione
- arpionespear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, etc.
Norwegian Bokmål lyster, lystregaffel
- lysterspear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, etc.
- lystregaffelspear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, etc.
Russian остро́га
- остро́га (ostróga)spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, etc.
Swedish ljuster, harpun
- ljusterspear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, etc.
- harpunspear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, etc.
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APA
fishgig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishgig
MLA
“fishgig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishgig. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fishgig,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishgig.
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