"fishspear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fishspears [plural]
Etymology: From fish + spear. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fish|spear}} fish + spear Head templates: {{en-noun}} fishspear (plural fishspears)
  1. A spear for catching fish. Translations (spear for fishing): nutamëns'hikàn (Unami)

Inflected forms

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