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Fyke

name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.
Noun
  1. 1
    A type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops.
Verb
  1. 1
    To fish using a fyke. ambitransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch fuik (“fish trap”), from Middle Dutch vuyke, fuke. Cognate with West Frisian fûke, German Low German Fuuk.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch fuik (“fish trap”), from Middle Dutch vuyke, fuke. Cognate with West Frisian fûke, German Low German Fuuk.

Etymology 3

Americanized spelling of German Feick.

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