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Leister

Leister \Leis"ter\, Lister \Lis"ter\(l[i^]s"t[~e]r), n. A spear armed with three or more prongs, for striking fish.

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leister

alt. a spear armed with three or more barbed prongs for catching fish n. a spear armed with three or more barbed prongs for catching fish

WordNet
leister

n. a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon)

Wikipedia
Leister (disambiguation)

Leister Technologies is a Swiss company.

Leister may also refer to:

  • Leister Peak, located in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
  • Trident, a three-pronged spear

People with the surname Leister:

  • Brenton Leister (born 1985), English football player
  • Frederick Leister (1885–1970), English actor
  • John Leister (born 1961), former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Karl Leister (born 1937), world-renowned classical clarinet player

Usage examples of "leister".

Even if a "servant" this would seem to have been no bar, as Dotey and Leister were certainly such, yet signers.

It is evident that Dotey and Leister, the "servants" of Hopkins, were of English origin and accompanied their master from London.