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fishing

noun fish·ing \ˈfi-shiŋ\

: the sport or business of catching fish

Full Definition of FISHING

1
:  the sport or business of catching fish
2
:  a place for catching fish
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First Known Use of FISHING

13th century

Other Hunting and Fishing Terms

chum, covert, creel, flense, pitfall, seine, skulk, spoor, trawl

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29 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. fishing
  2. fish
  3. fishing banks
  4. fishing bear
  5. fishing cat
  6. fishing duck
  7. fishing eagle
  8. fishing expedition
  9. fishing float
  10. fishing frog
  11. fishing ground
  12. fishing pole
  13. fishing rod
  14. fishing space
  15. fishing tool
  16. fishing wand
  17. fishing worm
  18. bottom-fishing
  19. fixed-spool fishing
  20. float fishing
  21. fly-fishing
  22. greased line fishing
  23. ice fishing
  24. jack fishing
  25. spin fishing
  26. thread-line fishing
  27. fish out
  28. fish owl
  29. whale fishery
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