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LEISTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does leister mean?
• LEISTER (noun)
The noun LEISTER has 1 sense:
1. a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon)
Familiarity information: LEISTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("leister" is a kind of...):
fishgig; fizgig; gig; lance; spear (an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish)
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