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Fish-block Fish"-block` noun See Fish- tackle .

Fish-tackle Fish"-tac`kle noun A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block .

Fish-tail Fish"-tail` adjective Like the of a fish; acting, or producing something, like the tail of a fish.

Fish-tail burner , a gas burner that gives a spreading flame shaped somewhat like the tail of a fish. -- Fish-tail propeller (Steamship) , a propeller with a single blade that oscillates like the tail of a fish when swimming.

Fisher Fish"er noun [ Anglo-Saxon fiscere .] 1. One who fishes.

2. (Zoology) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family ( Mustela Canadensis ); the pekan; the "black cat."

Fisherman Fish"er·man noun ; plural Fishermen 1. One whose occupation is to catch fish.

2. (Nautical) A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish, as in the cod fishery.

Fishery Fish"er·y noun ; plural Fisheries 1. The business or practice of catching fish; fishing. Addison.

2. A place for catching fish.

3. (Law) The right to take fish at a certain place, or in particular waters. Abbott.

Fishful Fish"ful adjective Abounding with fish. [ R.] "My fishful pond." R. Carew.

Fishgig Fish"gig` noun A spear with barbed prongs used for harpooning fish. Knight.

Fishhawk Fish"hawk` noun (Zoology) The osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus ), found both in Europe and America; -- so called because it plunges into the water and seizes fishes in its talons. Called also fishing eagle , and bald buzzard .

Fishhook Fish"hook` noun 1. A hook for catching fish.

2. (Nautical) A hook with a pendant, to the end of which the fish-tackle is hooked. Dana.

Fishify Fish"i·fy transitive verb To change to fish. [ R.] Shak.

Fishiness Fish"i·ness noun The state or quality of being fishy or fishlike. Pennant.

Fishing Fish"ing noun 1. The act, practice, or art of one who fishes.

2. A fishery. Spenser.

Fishing Fish"ing adjective [ From Fishing , noun ] Pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in fishing; as, fishing boat; fishing tackle; fishing village.

Fishing fly , an artificial fly for fishing. -- Fishing line , a line used in catching fish. -- Fishing net , a net of various kinds for catching fish; including the bag net, casting net, drag net, landing net, seine, shrimping net, trawl, etc. -- Fishing rod , a long slender rod, to which is attached the line for angling. -- Fishing smack , a sloop or other small vessel used in sea fishing. -- Fishing tackle , apparatus used in fishing, as hook, line, rod, etc. -- Fishing tube (Micros.) , a glass tube for selecting a microscopic object in a fluid.

Fishlike Fish"like adjective Like fish; suggestive of fish; having some of the qualities of fish.

A very ancient and fishlike smell.

Shak.

Fishmonger Fish"mon`ger noun A dealer in fish.

Fishskin Fish"skin` noun 1. The skin of a fish (dog fish, shark, etc.)

2. (Medicine) See Ichthyosis .

Fishwife Fish"wife` noun A fishwoman.

Fishwoman Fish"wom`an noun ; plural Fishwomen A woman who retails fish.

Fishy Fish"y adjective 1. Consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or taste of fish; abounding in fish. Pope.

2. Extravagant, like some stories about catching fish; improbable; also, rank or foul. [ Colloq.]

Fisk Fisk intransitive verb [ Confer Swedish fjeska to bustle about.] To run about; to frisk; to whisk. [ Obsolete]

He fisks abroad, and stirreth up erroneous opinions.

Latimer.

Fissigemmation Fis`si·gem·ma"tion noun [ Latin fissus (past participle of findere to split) + English gemmation .] (Biol.) A process of reproduction intermediate between fission and gemmation.

Fissile Fis"sile adjective [ Latin fissilis , from fissus , past participle of findere to split. See Fissure .] Capable of being split, cleft, or divided in the direction of the grain, like wood, or along natural planes of cleavage, like crystals.

This crystal is a pellucid, fissile stone.

Sir I. Newton.

Fissilingual Fis`si·lin"gual adjective [ Latin fissus (past participle of findere to split) + English lingual .] (Zoology) Having the tongue forked.

Fissilinguia Fis`si·lin"gui·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin fissus (past participle o f findere to split) + lingua tongue.] (Zoology) A group of Lacertilia having the tongue forked, including the common lizards. [ Written also Fissilingues .]

Fissility Fis·sil"i·ty noun Quality of being fissile.

Fission Fis"sion noun [ Latin fissio . See Fissure .] 1. A cleaving, splitting, or breaking up into parts.

2. (Biol.) A method of asexual reproduction among the lowest (unicellular) organisms by means of a process of self-division, consisting of gradual division or cleavage of the into two parts, each of which then becomes a separate and independent organisms; as when a cell in an animal or plant, or its germ, undergoes a spontaneous division, and the parts again subdivide. See Segmentation , and Cell division , under Division .

3. (Zoology) A process by which certain coral polyps, echinoderms, annelids, etc., spontaneously subdivide, each individual thus forming two or more new ones. See Strobilation .

Fissipalmate Fis`si·pal"mate adjective [ Latin fissus (past participle of findere to split) + palma palm.] (Zoology) Semipalmate and loboped, as a grebe's foot. See Illust. under Aves .

Fissipara Fis·sip"a·ra noun plural [ New Latin See Fissiparous .] (Zoology) Animals which reproduce by fission.

Fissiparism Fis·sip"a·rism noun [ See Fissiparous .] (Biol.) Reproduction by spontaneous fission.

Fissiparity Fis`si·par"i·ty noun (Biol.) Quality of being fissiparous; fissiparism.

Fissiparous Fis·sip"a·rous adjective [ Latin fissus (past participle of findere to split) + parere to bring forth: confer French fissipare .] (Biol.) Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See Fission . -- Fis*sip"a*rous*ly , adverb

Fissipation Fis`si·pa"tion noun (Biol.) Reproduction by fission; fissiparism.

Fissiped Fis"si·ped noun (Zoology) One of the Fissipedia.

Fissiped, Fissipedal Fis"si·ped, Fis·sip"e·dal adjective [ Confer French fissipède .] (Zoology) Having the toes separated to the base. [ See Aves .]

Fissipedia Fis`si·pe"di·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin fissus (past participle of findere to cleave) + pes , pedis , a foot.] (Zoology) A division of the Carnivora, including the dogs, cats, and bears, in which the feet are not webbed; -- opposed to Pinnipedia .

Fissirostral Fis`si·ros"tral adjective [ Confer French fissirostre .] (Zoology) Having the bill cleft beyond the horny part, as in the case of swallows and goatsuckers.

Fissirostres Fis`si·ros"tres noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin fissus (past participle of findere to cleave) + rostrum beak.] (Zoology) A group of birds having the bill deeply cleft.

Fissural Fis"sur·al adjective Pertaining to a fissure or fissures; as, the fissural pattern of a brain.

Fissuration Fis`su·ra"tion noun (Anat.) The act of dividing or opening; the state of being fissured.

Fissure Fis"sure noun [ Latin fissura , from findere , fissum , to cleave, split; akin to English bite : confer French fissure .] A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock.

Cerebral fissures (Anat.) , the furrows or clefts by which the surface of the cerebrum is divided; esp., the furrows first formed by the infolding of the whole wall of the cerebrum. -- Fissure needle (Surg.) , a spiral needle for catching together the gaping lips of wounds. Knight. -- Fissure of rolando (Anat.) , the furrow separating the frontal from the parietal lobe in the cerebrum. -- Fissure of Sylvius (Anat.) , a deep cerebral fissure separating the frontal from the temporal lobe. See Illust. under Brain . -- Fissure vein (Mining) , a crack in the earth's surface filled with mineral matter. Raymond.

Fissure Fis"sure transitive verb To cleave; to divide; to crack or fracture.

Fissurella Fis`su·rel"la noun [ New Latin , dim. of Latin fissura a fissure.] (Zoology) A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called also keyhole limpet .

Fist Fist (fĭst) noun [ Middle English fist , fust , Anglo-Saxon fȳst ; akin to Dutch vuist , Old High German fūst , German faust , and probably to Latin pugnus , Greek pygmh` fist, py`x with the fist. Confer Pugnacious , Pigmy .] 1. The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the closed hand, especially as clinched tightly for the purpose of striking a blow.

Who grasp the earth and heaven with my fist .

Herbert.

2. The talons of a bird of prey. [ Obsolete]

More light than culver in the falcon's fist .

Spenser.

3. (print.) the index mark [ »], used to direct special attention to the passage which follows.

Hand over fist (Nautical) , rapidly; hand over hand.

Fist Fist transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Fisted ; present participle & verbal noun Fisting .] 1. To strike with the fist. Dryden.

2. To gripe with the fist. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Fistic Fist"ic adjective [ From Fist .] Pertaining to boxing, or to encounters with the fists; puglistic; as, fistic exploits; fistic heroes. [ Colloq.]

Fisticuff Fist"i·cuff noun A cuff or blow with the fist or hand ; ( plural ) a fight with the fists; boxing. Swift.

Fistinut Fis"ti·nut noun [ Confer Fr. fistinq , fistuq . See Pistachio .] A pistachio nut. [ Obsolete] Johnson.

Fistuca Fis·tu"ca noun [ Latin ] An instrument used by the ancients in driving piles.

Fistula Fis"tu·la noun ; plural Fistulæ . [ Latin ] 1. A reed; a pipe.

2. A pipe for convejing water. [ Obsolete] Knight.

3. (Medicine) A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts with a constant discharge; a deep, narrow, chronic abscess; an abnormal opening between an internal cavity and another cavity or the surface; as, a salivary fistula ; an anal fistula ; a recto-vaginal fistula .

Incomplete fistula (Medicine) , a fistula open at one end only.

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