Catch+of+fish

  • 131fish — I. v. a. 1. Angle, bob, try to catch fish. 2. [With for.] Angle, seek by indirection, endeavor to call out, hint after, seek by artifice. II. v. a. 1. Angle, try to take in. 2. Grapple, catch, draw up. 3. Rake, drag, search by dra …

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  • 132fish weir — 1) a dam in a river to back up water to form a fish pond; a fish garth 2) a fence of stakes, brushwood, etc. for catching fish 3) a draught or catch of fishes …

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