#Sikuti (Sikuti)
Traditionally, the combined short rod (very short for trolling through ice holes in winter), line and trolling spoon (i.e. hook(s) with fish- or spoon-shaped lure),
#Tallinn #Haabersti #Kakumäe
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
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#Selise (Selis)
Headrope (leading rope on a net). Also bolt-rope (rope sewed around the perimeter of sails to prevent tearing). Part of a fishing-tackle group, see also #Sikuti.
#Tallinn #Haabersti #Kakumäe
#FishingTackle #Kalastustarvete
The suggestion that the latter comes from #Polish #wiesęcę, an obscure word said to mean ‘notice’ or ‘rumor’, seems unlikely, but it could come from the #Livonian name, Vesithe. And while this area, loosely, was one of #OldBeliever immigration from #Russia (see #Sikuti),
#Onomastics #Onomastika
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