fishing

Definition

The act of catching fish.

Etymology

From Middle English fischynge, equivalent to fish + -ing.

Example Sentences

• "We had a good day's fishing at the weekend."
• "Ivor had acquired more than a mile of fishing rights with the house ; he was not at all a good fisherman, but one must do something ; one generally, however, banged a ball with a squash-racket against a wall."
• "This is good news for the fishing industry."

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