leister

[ lee-ster ]

/ ˈli stər /

noun

a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.

verb (used with object)

to spear (fish) with a leister.

Origin of leister

1525–35; <Old Norse ljōstr salmon-spear, akin to ljōsta to strike

Words nearby leister

Leishmania mexicana, leishmaniasis, leishmaniasis recidivans, leishmaniasis tegumentaria diffusa, Leishmania tropica, leister, leisure, leisure centre, leisure class, leisured, leisure home

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Example sentences from the Web for leister

The leister of which Master Pearson spoke is a three-pronged fork used for spearing fish.
John Deane of Nottingham|W.H.G. Kingston
Leister, her Governor, called on the other colonies for aid.
A short history of Rhode Island|George Washington Greene
Under all circumstances, to be quite candid, we remonstrate against the leister.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 392, June, 1848|Various
He struck it with his barbed spear, called on Tweed a leister, and in a moment had it into his boat.
The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 1 (of 3)|James Hogg

British Dictionary definitions for leister

leister

/ (ˈliːstə) /

noun

a spear with three or more prongs for spearing fish, esp salmon

verb

(tr) to spear (a fish) with a leister

Word Origin for leister

C16: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse ljōstr, from ljōsta to stab

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单词	leister
释义	leister [ lee-ster ] / ˈli stər / noun a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish. verb (used with object) to spear (fish) with a leister. Origin of leister 1525–35; <Old Norse ljōstr salmon-spear, akin to ljōsta to strike Words nearby leister Leishmania mexicana, leishmaniasis, leishmaniasis recidivans, leishmaniasis tegumentaria diffusa, Leishmania tropica, leister, leisure, leisure centre, leisure class, leisured, leisure home Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for leister The leister of which Master Pearson spoke is a three-pronged fork used for spearing fish. John Deane of Nottingham\|W.H.G. Kingston Leister, her Governor, called on the other colonies for aid. A short history of Rhode Island\|George Washington Greene Under all circumstances, to be quite candid, we remonstrate against the leister. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 392, June, 1848\|Various He struck it with his barbed spear, called on Tweed a leister, and in a moment had it into his boat. The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 1 (of 3)\|James Hogg British Dictionary definitions for leister leister / (ˈliːstə) / noun a spear with three or more prongs for spearing fish, esp salmon verb (tr) to spear (a fish) with a leister Word Origin for leister C16: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse ljōstr, from ljōsta to stab Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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