Pilk
/pɪlk/noun
A weighted fishing lure designed to sink and attract fish, or the act of fishing with one.
Did you know?Pilk is chiefly a fishing term borrowed into English from Scandinavian languages, where related forms refer to jigging or fishing with a weighted lure.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic period
Proto-Germanic
*pikkōną
“To prick, jab, or strike repeatedly; a proposed background for related Germanic fishing and striking terms”
Medieval Scandinavian
Scandinavian
pilka
“To fish by repeatedly jerking or jigging a lure”
Modern Norwegian
Norwegian
pilk
“A weighted jig or lure used in fishing”
19th–20th Century
Scandinavian English
pilk
“A Scandinavian fishing lure or the practice of jigging with one”
Modern English
English
pilk
“A heavy fishing lure, especially one used in deep or saltwater fishing”