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/fuyk/, n. Hudson and Delaware Valleys.a bag-shaped fish trap.[1825-35, Amer.; < D fuik, MD fuycke; c. OFris fucke]
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Fyke — Fyke, n. [D. fuik a bow net.] A long bag net distended by hoops, into which fish can pass easily, without being able to return; called also {fyke net}. Cozzens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fyke — ☆ fyke [fīk ] n. [Du fuik, a bow net] a fish net in the form of a long bag reinforced with hoops … English World dictionary
fyke — noun A type of fish trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops. Syn: fyke net, fyke net … Wiktionary
Fyke Farmer — (November 25, 1901 May 23, 1997), was a Tennessee lawyer who worked on the behalf of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. [cite news|author link=E. Thomas Wood|url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2007/6/17/nashville now and then a lawyers last gamble… … Wikipedia
fyke net — Fyke Fyke, n. [D. fuik a bow net.] A long bag net distended by hoops, into which fish can pass easily, without being able to return; called also {fyke net}. Cozzens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fyke net — noun : fyke; especially : a fyke equipped with one or more cork floated wing nets designed to direct the fish toward the mouth fo the fyke proper … Useful english dictionary
fyke-net — noun A fyke … Wiktionary
fyke net — noun A fyke … Wiktionary
fyke — noun Etymology: Dutch fuik Date: 1832 a long bag net kept open by hoops … New Collegiate Dictionary
fyke — v. a. == deceive, flatter. Wright’s L. P. p. 46. Cf. ‘fikele,’ and AS. facen … Oldest English Words
