muskie†

[< muskellunge, q.v.]

Slang or Informal

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a large species of pike, Esox masquinongy, weighing up to 80 pounds, found principally in the Great Lakes system. Many spellings.

1928

The next most definite cult among the anglers are those who devote themselves to muskies.

1966

He spent an hour or so making notes with oils of the colors of a muskie that a friend had caught in Ontario's Rice Lake.