lucy

      See also Lucy

      English

      Etymology

      From Latin lūcius.

      Noun

      lucy (plural lucies)

      1. (archaic) the 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.
      Last modified on 6 June 2013, at 20:40