单词 | fishgig |
释义 | fishgig in British English (ˈfɪʃˌɡɪɡ) noun a pole with barbed prongs for impaling fish Also: fizgigWord origin C17: of uncertain origin; perhaps altered from Spanish fisga harpoonfishgig in American English (ˈfɪʃˌɡɪɡ) noun a spearlike implement with barbed prongs for spearing fish in the water Also called: fizgig Word origin [1635–45; alter. (by assoc. with fish) of fizgig, prob. by folk etym. ‹ Sp fisga harpoon]This word is first recorded in the period 1635–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: abutment, federal, naturalism, recruit, sympathetic |
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