fish spear
Pronged fishing tool
A fish spear is a pronged implement for catching fish, thrust or thrown to impale them.
Traditional designs range from simple sharpened sticks to multi-tined spears with barbed points.
The tool predates hooks and nets in human fishing history.
He waded into the shallows with a fish spear, waiting for movement.
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- gigShort-term paid work
- spearfishingAquatic hunting with sharp poles
- prongPointed projecting part
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