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ground-fish

  [ground-fish]
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–verb (used without object)
bottom-fish.

bot⋅tom-fish

  [bot-uhm-fish]
–verb (used without object)
to fish with a weighted line for fish that feed close to the bottom.
Also, ground-fish.

Origin:
1840–50
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ground·fish   (ground'fĭsh')   
n.   pl. groundfish or ground·fish·es
A bottom-dwelling fish, especially a commercially valuable marine species such as flounder or cod.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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