fyke


fyke

F0379700 (fīk)n. A long, bag-shaped fishing net held open by hoops.
[Dutch fuik, from Middle Dutch fūke.]

fyke

(faɪk) n (Fishing) US a fish trap consisting of a net suspended over a series of hoops, laid horizontally in the water[C19: from Middle Dutch fuycke]

fyke

(faɪk)

n. Hudson and Delaware Valleys. a bag-shaped fish trap. [1825–35, Amer.; < Dutch fuik, Middle Dutch fuycke; c. Old Frisian fūcke]