polewig local.
(ˈpəʊlwɪg)
[See polliwog.]
1. A tadpole: see polliwog.
| 1882 in Ogilvie. |
2. The name given by the Thames fishermen to a small fish, the Spotted or Freckled Goby.
| 1880–4 F. Day Fishes Gt. Brit. I. 166 Gobius minutus... Freckled or spotted goby. Polewig or pollybait, Thames local name. |