fishgig

fishgig
/fish"gig'/, n.
a spearlike implement with barbed prongs for spearing fish in the water. Also called fizgig.
[1635-45; alter. (by assoc. with FISH) of FIZGIG, prob. by folk etym. < Sp fisga harpoon]

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