fishgig

[ fish-gig ]
/ ˈfɪʃˌgɪg /

noun

a spearlike implement with barbed prongs for spearing fish in the water.
Also called fizgig.

Origin of fishgig

1635–45; alteration (by association with fish) of fizgig, probably by folk etymology < Spanish fisga harpoon

Words nearby fishgig

fishes, fisheye, fisheye lens, fishfinger, fishfly, fishgig, fishguard, fishhook, fishhook cactus, fishing, fishing banks

British Dictionary definitions for fishgig

fishgig
/ (ˈfɪʃˌɡɪɡ) /

noun

a pole with barbed prongs for impaling fish Also: fizgig

Word Origin for fishgig

C17: of uncertain origin; perhaps altered from Spanish fisga harpoon