Word: deadstick
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: dead
stick
Definition: To present the lure either by casting or a vertical drop and allow the bait to remain motionless for an extended period before retrieval.
Morphemes:
Affix: dead
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Lying so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.
Affix: stick
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: stikke
Language: enm
Decoded: stikke
Meaning: stick, rod, twig