fishweir

A fish-garth (q. v.). fish-wood, s. Bot.: Piscidia erythrina . fish (2), s . [Fr. fiche =(1) a gardener's dibble, (2) a peg used to mark distances; ficher =to fix.] I. Ord . Lang .: A counter used in games. II. Technically : 1. Nautical : (1) One of a pair of bars laid on opposite sides along and tightly lashed to a spar which has been sprung or broken. (2) A purchase for hauling the fluke of an anchor on to the gunwale; a fish-hook. 2. Rail . Eng .: A fish - bar (q. v.). 3. Joiner.: A strengthening or stiffening bar or piece of timber laid alongside another.