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muskie † musky [< muskellunge, q.v.] Slang or Informal

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

  See also: maskinonge  

  • 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.