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(obsolete) Fishing bait, particularly worms.
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(Northern England) A miner's packed meal.
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A small box, in which poison is kept, with space for small animals e.g. rats to eat from.
n
(fishing) A water-filled container for preserving live bait until needed.
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Alternative form of other fish in the sea [(idiomatic, figuratively) Other goals or objectives to pursue.]
v
(of a whale) To swim or turn sideways while eating.
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(dialect) to fish for eels by disturbing the waters.
n
(Australia) Blood and offal used by fishermen to attract fish.
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A small net with attached handle used to collect butterflies and other insect species.
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(Jamaica) A trap for birds or animals, consisting of a box propped up with bait underneath.
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(fishing, chiefly Canada, US) A mixture of (frequently rancid) fish parts and blood, dumped into the water as groundbait to attract predator fish, such as sharks
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A decorative Native American object in the form of a hoop and net with attachments such as feathers, traditionally believed by the Ojibwa to “filter out” bad dreams.
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(fishing) The first day of lobster fishing season, when the first lobster traps are set, i.e. dumped into the water.
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Certain types of inexpensive fish commonly fed as live prey to captive animals, such as sharks and turtles.
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An instance of seeking something.
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(idiomatic) A matter to attend to.
adj
(of a type of fish) Mostly or entirely caught, so that stocks are highly depleted or exhausted.
n
(idiomatic, law, informal, derogatory) A search for information, especially incriminating information, that is conducted without specific direction or goal, in the hope that something may turn up.
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A spear for catching fish.
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A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish and other things.
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The time of the year when there are a lot of flies in a certain place
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(fishing) Synonym of fishgig or fizgig (“a spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals”).
n
One who fishes by gigging.
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(ichthyology) A bony, finger-like projection of the gill arch filaments of fish, used for food retention in some species.
v
(intransitive) To be a gillie, a fishing or hunting guide, for (someone).
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Alternative form of gill raker [(ichthyology) A bony, finger-like projection of the gill arch filaments of fish, used for food retention in some species.]
n
(UK, dialect, Cornwall) A hake caught in a net set for other fish.
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(US, dated, dialectal) A fish, (bowfin, Amia calva).
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(fishing) Fish that swim near the seafloor
n
A kind of net for catching birds.
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the fibrous shaft or barb of a feather (especially that of the ostrich or peacock) used to make artificial flies for angling
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A successful fisherman who catches significant numbers of fish.
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(intransitive) To gather kelp.
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Portions of small fish used for bait on the banks of Newfoundland.
n
A trap used to catch lobsters, resembling a crate with a small opening that a lobster can enter but has trouble exiting.
v
(of a whale) To raise the flukes out of the water and then slap them down against the water surface.
v
(fishing) To fish for minnows.
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(fishing) a fisherman who minnows.
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(idiomatic, by extension) A similar scenario involving a large fish.
adj
(of a marine region) Under a level of protection where nobody is permitted to remove any fish or other organisms.
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(idiomatic, figuratively) Other goals or objectives to pursue.
adj
Fished to the point of sustained reduction of fish species population.
n
A fish hook made from this shell.
n
One who fishes for periwinkles.
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Fishing for periwinkles.
adv
In relation to fishing.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To take game or fish illegally.
v
(intransitive) To fish for prawns.
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The catching of eels with earthworms fastened to a ball of lead.
n
A wicker basket for fish.
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(intransitive) To fish for shrimp.
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A person who catches eels by hand, one who sniggles.
v
To try to catch a fish using a spear or spear gun.
n
(fly fishing, England) a soft-hackle fly
n
fishing for pleasure or competition, as opposed to commercial fishing
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Someone who cuts open the throat and belly of a fish.
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(fishing, food) A fish caught as bycatch and generally sold cheaply.
n
One who fishes by trolling.
v
To fish less than would still be sustainable; to underuse (an area) for fishing.
adj
(fishing, of a fly) Holding the forewings together above the body.
n
Any fish that is able to travel over land for extended periods of time
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Alternative form of weel [A kind of trap for catching fish; a weely.]
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The young of various species of fish, especially herrings, sprats or smelts
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(informal, fishing) A wild fish (most often a carp) rather than one bred artificially for angling
v
(intransitive) To search, forage, or fish for yabbies.
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