FISK

Etymology 1

Verb

fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)

(obsolete) To run about; to frisk; to whisk.

Etymology 2

Verb

fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)

To rebut an argument line by line, especially on the Internet.

Proper noun

Fisk

A surname.

A city and town in Missouri, United States.

Source: Wiktionary


Fisk, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Sw. fjeska to bustle about.]

Definition: To run about; to frisk; to whisk. [Obs.] He fisks abroad, and stirreth up erroneous opinions. Latimer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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