lucy

See also: Lucy

English

Etymology

From Latin lūcius.

Noun

lucy (plural lucies)

  1. (archaic) The northern pike (a kind of fish).
    • 1895, The Gentleman's Magazine, January to June issue, pg. 38:
      That a lucy or luce is the mature pike, every piscatorial schoolboy knows.
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