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SQUID JIG

Specialty Definition: SQUID JIG

DomainDefinition

Food & Agriculture

Name given by Newfoundland Bankers to a small piece of lead about 3 in. long and of oval shape which has a number of radially arranged fishhooks curving upwards. It is kept constantly moving from a boat, and is used for catching squid for baiting the cod lines. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: SQUID JIG

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

squid jig

12
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: SQUID JIG

Language Translations for "SQUID JIG"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

pirk til blæksprutter (pirn, ripper). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

inktvisdreg (pirn, ripper). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

mustekalapilkki (pirn, ripper, squid hook). (various references)

   

French

  

turlutte. (various references)

   

German

  

Tintenfischhaken (pirn, ripper), Reißangel (pirn, ripper). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

καλαμαριέρα (pirn, ripper, spoon hook, squid hook). (various references)

   

Italian

  

polpara (pirn, ripper), ancoretta (grapnel), amo da calamaro (pirn, ripper, squid hook). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

idsquay igjay

   

Portuguese

  

toneira (pirn, ripper). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

potera (pirn, ripper). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

bläckfiskpilk (pirn, ripper, squid hook). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: SQUID JIG

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-g-i-i-j-q-s-u"

-3 letters: guids, quids, squid.

-4 letters: digs, dugs, gids, guid, jigs, jugs, quid.

-5 letters: dig, dis, dug, dui, gid, ids, jig, jug, jus, suq.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Expressions: Internet
2. Translations: Modern
3. Anagrams
4. Bibliography


  

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