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fishplate

[ fish-pleyt ]

noun

  1. a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
  2. Railroads Now Rare. a joint bar.


fishplate

/ ˈfɪʃˌpleɪt /

noun

  1. a flat piece of metal joining one rail, stanchion, or beam to another
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fishplate1

1850–55; fish, alteration of French fiche fastening, derivative of ficher to fasten, fix ( fichu ) + plate 1
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Example Sentences

The fishplate instead of the frog, and the steel rail in place of the good old snakehead!

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