What does "fissgig" mean?

Obsolete form of fizgig (“a type of harpoon”).

What is a synonym for "fissgig"?

Common synonyms include: gig, bewray, bric-a-brac, dime, dime out, finger.

Fissgig

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Noun

1
Obsolete form of fizgig (“a type of harpoon”). alt-of, obsolete
"At day break we were cloſe by the Peninſule Mozambique (part of Quiloa) inhabited by Negroes; abundant in Gold, Silver, and Ambergreece; […] [A]n Armado of Dolphins aſſaulted us; and ſuch we ſaulted as we could intice to taſte our hooks or fiſſgiggs: […]"

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gig bewray bric-a-brac dime dime out finger

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"At day break we were cloſe by the Peninſule Mozambique (part of Quiloa) inhabited by Negroes; abundant in Gold, Silver, and Ambergreece; […] [A]n Armado of Dolphins aſſaulted us; and ſuch we ſaulted as we could intice to taſte our hooks or fiſſgiggs: […]"

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