"fissgig" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fissgigs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fissgig (plural fissgigs)
  1. Obsolete form of fizgig (“a type of harpoon”). Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: fizgig (extra: a type of harpoon)
    Sense id: en-fissgig-en-noun-2-AipH1v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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