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Definition minnow

Etymology

From Middle English menow, from Old English *mynwe, oblique form of *mynu, unattested variant of myne (“minnow, small fish”), from Proto-Germanic *muniw? (“minnow”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“small”). Cognate with Middle Low German mone, möne (West Frisian meun, Dutch meun), Old High German muniwa, munuwa, munewa (German Münne (“minnow”)).

Noun

minnow (plural minnows)

1. A small freshwater fish of the carp family, Phoxinus phoxinus.
2. Any small fish.
3. A relatively small and insignificant person or organization.

Verb

minnow (third-person singular simple present minnows, present participle minnowing, simple past and past participle minnowed)

1. (fishing) To fish for minnows.
2. (fishing) To fish (especially for trout) using a minnow as bait.

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