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Meaning of LEISTER

Pronunciation:  'leestur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon)
 
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 See Also: fishgig, fizgig, gig, lance, spear

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Leis"ter\, Lister \Lis"ter\(l[i^]s"t[~e]r), n.
A spear armed with three or more prongs, for striking fish.
[Scotland]
 
Glossary
 
 Definition: a composite fishing spear made up of barbed side-pieces surrounding an unbarbed central point.
 

 

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