- banstickle
- \\ˈbanzˌtikəl, -nˌst-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English banstickel, probably from ban- (from Old English bān bone) + stickel sting, from Old English sticel — more at bone, stickle
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
banstickle
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Banstickle — Ban stic kle, n. [OE. ban, bon, bone + stickle prickle, sting. See {Bone}, n., {Stickleback}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small fish, the three spined stickleback. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
banstickle — ban·stick·le … English syllables
banstickle — n. three spined stickleback … Dictionary of difficult words
prickleback — Stickleback Stic kle*back , n. [OE. & Prov E. stickle a prickle, spine, sting (AS. sticel) + back. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Banstickle}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus {Gasterosteus} and allied genera.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sharpling — Stickleback Stic kle*back , n. [OE. & Prov E. stickle a prickle, spine, sting (AS. sticel) + back. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Banstickle}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus {Gasterosteus} and allied genera.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stickleback — Stic kle*back , n. [OE. & Prov E. stickle a prickle, spine, sting (AS. sticel) + back. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Banstickle}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus {Gasterosteus} and allied genera. The back is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sticklebag — Stickleback Stic kle*back , n. [OE. & Prov E. stickle a prickle, spine, sting (AS. sticel) + back. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Banstickle}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus {Gasterosteus} and allied genera.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bandie — ˈbandē noun ( s) Etymology: probably alteration of banstickle chiefly Scotland : stickleback … Useful english dictionary
