fishing
the act of catching fish: Fishing is not allowed in this park.
the technique, occupation, or diversion of catching fish: A day at sea with Floyd has greatly improved my fishing.
the conditions for catching fish: The fishing is exceptionally good today.
Archaic. a place or facility for catching fish.
Origin of fishing
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How to use fishing in a sentence
I had nothing to show for the later fishings, but I could feel that God was good and my memory unimpaired.
Fishing With The Fly | Charles F. Orvis and OthersThe means by which sasses or flood-gates are allowed in fishings on navigable rivers.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry SmythThese nets of yours are unlawful—they spoil our fishings—we will have them down at all risks and hazards.
Red Gauntlet | Sir Walter ScottThe layer liquors are received from and returned to the leaches, which are made from the "fishings" from the layers.
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner BennettI brought some of them back, too, from their deer-forests and fishings in double-quick time.
The Angel of Pain | E. F. Benson
British Dictionary definitions for fishing
/ (ˈfɪʃɪŋ) /
the occupation of catching fish
(as modifier): a fishing match
another word for piscary (def. 2)
Other words from fishing
- Related adjective: piscatorial
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