leister
/ˈliːstər/
noun
- A long-handled spear with multiple prongs, used for catching fish, especially salmon.
- The fisherman used a leister to spear salmon in the shallow river.
- He carefully balanced the leister and thrust it into the water.
- In the museum, we saw an ancient leister made of wood and bone.
Synonyms
verb
- To spear or catch fish using a leister.
- In some cultures, people still leister for food in remote rivers.
- They would leister salmon by torchlight on summer nights.
- The guide taught us how to leister fish without scaring them away.