LEISTER


Meaning of LEISTER in English

/lee"steuhr/ , n.

1. a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.

v.t.

2. to spear (fish) with a leister.

[ 1525-35; ljostr salmon-spear, akin to ljosta to strike ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .