English Explanatory Dictionary

fyke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops.
verb
  1. To fish using a fyke.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Word forms

fyke fykes fyking fyked

Etymology

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

Synonyms

fyke net fyke-net

Related words

fike
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