fisks

Verb (1)

fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)

1. (obsolete) To run about; to fist; to whisk.
   • [W]hen the light of Goddes word is once reueled, then he is buſy, then he rores then he fyſkes abrode, and ſtyrreth vp erronious opiniõs.1549 April 8 (Gregorian calendar), Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer], Augustine Bernher, compiler, “[27 Sermons Preached by the Ryght Reuerende Father in God and Constant Matir of Iesus Christe...

Verb (2)

fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)

1. To rebut an argument line by line, especially on the Internet.
   • A proper fisking leaves the reader with a clear understanding that the text so fisked was appallingly wrong in every important respect!2002 December, Institute of Public Affairs, “The World of Blog”, in Review, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2009

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