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siskawet [< Cdn F sisquoette < Algonk. Ojibwa pemitewiskawet that which has oily flesh] 
n. a variety of lake trout.
See also: lake trout
- 1837 (1923) . . . there is a fish . . . in the upper part of Lake Superior, called the skevát, so exceedingly rich, luscious and oily, when fresh, as to be quite uneatable.
- 1841 The varieties usually taken for pickling are, Trout, Pickerel, White Fish and Sisquoette.
- 1860 (1956) The siskawet is a fish bearing some resemblance to the salmon-trout.
- 1959 The Lake Trout has a long, somewhat slender body (exception is the "Siskowet," which is fat and deep-bodied).
- 1837 (1923) . . . there is a fish . . . in the upper part of Lake Superior, called the skevát, so exceedingly rich, luscious and oily, when fresh, as to be quite uneatable.