muskie

[ muhs-kee ]

Origin of muskie

1
First recorded in 1890–95; musk(ellunge) + -ie

Words Nearby muskie

Other definitions for Muskie (2 of 2)

Muskie
[ muhs-kee ]

noun
  1. Edmund (Six·tus) [sik-stuhs], /ˈsɪk stəs/, 1914–96, U.S. politician: senator 1959–80; secretary of state 1980–81.

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How to use muskie in a sentence

  • He was trolling with a steel rod and plenty of line out, when a careless muskie grabbed the hook.

    Days in the Open | Lathan A. Crandall
  • It was a muskie that furnished us with an introduction to those tricky scales which some unregenerate fishermen are said to use.

    Days in the Open | Lathan A. Crandall

British Dictionary definitions for muskie (1 of 2)

muskie

/ (ˈmʌskɪ) /


noun
  1. Canadian an informal name for the muskellunge

British Dictionary definitions for Muskie (2 of 2)

Muskie

/ (ˈmʌskɪ) /


noun
  1. Edmund (Sixtus). 1914–96, US Democratic politician: Governor of Maine (1955–59): senator for Maine (1959–80): Secretary of State (1980–81)

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