fyke

A large bow-net used on the American coasts for taking the shad; hence called shad-fykes. Also, the Medusa cruciata, or Medusa's head.

← fuzzy × fyrdung →

Fyke
·noun A long bag net distended by hoops, into which fish can pass easily, without being able to retu...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
fyke
(Dutch, fuyk, a weel, bow-net.) The large bow-nets in New York harbor, used for catching shad, are c...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.