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fyke¹

Where it comes from

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

noun fykes

  1. A type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops.

    Similar: fyke net, fyke-net

verb fykes · fyking · fyked

  1. ambitransitive To fish using a fyke.

Fyke²

Where it comes from

Americanized spelling of German Feick.

proper noun Fykes

  1. A surname from German.

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noun type of fish-trap

中文长袋网
Françaisverveux
DeutschSacknetz, Reuse
Italianomartavello

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@misc{fyke_2026,
  title = {fyke},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fyke},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}