Part 4333

<i>Pennant.</i>

<h1>Fishing</h1> <Xpage=563>

<hw>Fish"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act, practice, or art of one who fishes.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A fishery.</def>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Fishing</h1> <Xpage=563>

<hw>Fish"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Fishing</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>Pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in fishing; <as>as, <ex>fishing</ex> boat; <ex>fishing</ex> tackle; <ex>fishing</ex> village.</as></def>

<cs><col>Fishing fly</col>, <cd>an artificial fly for fishing.</cd> -- <col>Fishing line</col>, <cd>a line used in catching fish.</cd> -- <col>Fishing net</col>, <cd>a net of various kinds for catching fish; including the bag net, casting net, drag net, landing net, seine, shrimping net, trawl, etc.</cd> -- <col>Fishing rod</col>, <cd>a long slender rod, to which is attached the line for angling.</cd> -- <col>Fishing smack</col>, <cd>a sloop or other small vessel used in sea fishing.</cd> -- <col>Fishing tackle</col>, <cd>apparatus used in fishing, as hook, line, rod, etc.</cd> -- <col>Fishing tube</col> <fld>(Micros.)</fld>, <cd>a glass tube for selecting a microscopic object in a fluid.</cd><-- fishing expedition (metaphorical usage). an investigation searching for evidence of wrongdoing, without specifying in advance the wrongdoing to be proven, and often with no evidence of such wrongdoing available at the outset of the investigation --></cs>

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<h1>Fishlike</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fish"like</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like fish; suggestive of fish; having some of the qualities of fish.</def>

<blockquote>A very ancient and <b>fishlike</b> smell. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Fishmonger</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fish"mon`ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A dealer in fish.</def>

<h1>Fishskin</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fish"skin`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The skin of a fish (dog fish, shark, etc.)</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See <er>Ichthyosis</er>.</def>

<h1>Fish-tackle</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fish"-tac`kle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the <i>fish-block</i>.</def>

<h1>Fish-tail</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fish"-tail`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like the of a fish; acting, or producing something, like the tail of a fish.</def>

<cs><col>Fish-tail burner</col>, <cd>a gas burner that gives a spreading flame shaped somewhat like the tail of a fish.</cd> -- <col>Fish-tail propeller</col> <fld>(Steamship)</fld>, <cd>a propeller with a single blade that oscillates like the tail of a fish when swimming.</cd></cs>

<h1>Fishwife</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fish"wife`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A fishwoman.</def>

<h1>Fishwoman</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fish"wom`an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Fishwomen</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <def>A woman who retails fish.</def>

<h1>Fishy</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fish"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or taste of fish; abounding in fish.</def>