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Definition of Fishgig
1. Noun. An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish.
Group relationships: Fishing Gear, Fishing Rig, Fishing Tackle, Rig, Tackle
Specialized synonyms: Harpoon, Leister
Generic synonyms: Implement
Derivative terms: Spear
Definition of Fishgig
1. n. A spear with barbed prongs used for harpooning fish.
Definition of Fishgig
1. Noun. A spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fishgig
1. a pronged implement for spearing fish [n -S]
Medical Definition of Fishgig
1. A spear with barbed prongs used for harpooning fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fishgig
Literary usage of Fishgig
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"A fishing-spear; a fishgig. I did not see that they had any other weapon hut
darts and gigt, intended only for striking of flsh. Coot, Voyages, IV. ill. 7. ..."
2. Early English and French Voyages: Chiefly from Hakluyt, 1534-1608 by Richard Hakluyt (1906)
"There were some of those bonitos, which being galled by a fishgig, did follow
our shippe comming out of Guinea 500 leagues. There is a sea-fowle also that ..."
3. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1873)
"Taking the alarm, he made for the water, pursued by several men, who " intended
to strike at him with a fishgig ; but, approaching him, the human likeness ..."
4. Historical Records of New South Wales by Frank Murcott Bladen (1893)
"... chief living is fish, which they catch with a hook und line, or •with a fishgig
made of wood, and sharpened with fishbones or kangaroo teeth. ..."
5. The Voyages of the English Nation to America by Richard Hakluyt (1890)
"There were some of those bonitos, which being galled by a fishgig, did follow
our shippe comming out of Guinea 500 leagues. There is a sea-fowle also that ..."
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