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Word entry · 7 letters

leister

Best crossword clue

"Salmon spear"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈliːstə/Part of speech nounSorted eeilrstStarts with LEnds with R1 clues
1L2E3I4S5T6E7R

Definitions

  1. a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon)

Used in a sentence

  • Rob Runchy, as a forlorn hope, once threw his clodding leister at a drowning man floating down the Yarrow in a high flood, and hauled him out with the lyams unharmed.
  • The shaft parts taper slightly upwards, have rounded outer surfaces and flat or slightly concave inner surfaces which are adapted to the shape of the leister pole.

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