- salmon leister
- salmon leister or salmon spear nounAn instrument for spearing salmon• • •Main Entry: ↑salmon
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salmon spear — salmon leister or salmon spear noun An instrument for spearing salmon • • • Main Entry: ↑salmon … Useful english dictionary
leister — /lee steuhr/, n. 1. a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish. v.t. 2. to spear (fish) with a leister. [1525 35; < ON ljostr salmon spear, akin to ljosta to strike] * * * … Universalium
leister — [ li:stə] noun a pronged spear used for catching salmon. verb spear with a leister. Origin C16: from ON ljóstr, from ljósta to strike … English new terms dictionary
leister — leis•ter [[t]ˈli stər[/t]] n. 1) a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish 2) to spear (fish) with a leister • Etymology: 1525–35; < ON ljōstr salmon spear … From formal English to slang
leister — n. & v. n. a pronged salmon spear. v.tr. pierce with a leister. Etymology: ON ljoacutestr f. ljoacutesta to strike … Useful english dictionary
leister — 1) a pronged and barbed fish spear, appearing in various cultures world wide. In England, used for striking salmon by torchlight and now an illegal weapon. See also sun leistering 2) to spear fish … Dictionary of ichthyology
leister — Cleveland Dialect List (pronounced [loister]) a kind of barbed trident used for striking salmon with … English dialects glossary
blaze — 1) to catch salmon by torchlight, by striking them with a leister (q.v.) (British dialect) 2) the torch used in salmon spearing (British dialect) … Dictionary of ichthyology
burn the water — to kill salmon at night with a leister (q.v.) using a light to see (English and Scottish dialect) … Dictionary of ichthyology
rice the water — to throw plants and branches into a river in order to frighten salmon before using a spear or leister. The effect is to stupefy the fish so they lie motionless … Dictionary of ichthyology
