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fingers (slang)
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
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fish hooks in one's pocket — to be very cheap. From Samuel Mulford who sewed fish hooks in his pockets on a visit to London in the eighteenth century to avoid pickpockets … Dictionary of ichthyology
fish-hooks in one's pocket — to be very cheap. From Samuel Mulford who sewed fish hooks in his pockets on a visit to London in the eighteenth century to avoid pickpockets … Dictionary of ichthyology
Fish-hooks — Were used for catching fish (Amos 4:2; comp. Isa. 37:29; Jer. 16:16; Ezek. 29:4; Job. 41:1, 2; Matt. 17:27) … Easton's Bible Dictionary
fish-hooks — 1) fingers (slang) 2) Ficheux, a village in northern France, World War I slang … Dictionary of ichthyology
Fish hook — Fishhook redirects here. For other uses, see Fishhook (disambiguation). Anatomy of a fish hook A fish hook is a device for catching fish either by impaling them in the mouth or, more rarely, by snagging the body of the fish. Fish hooks have been… … Wikipedia
fish — vb Fish, angle mean to attempt to catch fish. Fish implies the use of some apparatus and suggests nothing about the reason; angle, which is chiefly literary except in the derivative angler, implies the use of hook, bait, line, and rod and sport… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Fish (singer) — This article is about the former singer in Marillion. For the 1960s artist, see Country Joe and the Fish. Fish Fish live onstage at BB Kings in New York City, June 2008. Background information Birth name … Wikipedia
fish hook — 1) a bent piece of wire with its tip sharpened and often a barb below the tip used to catch fish. Available in many sizes and styles. May be single, double or treble but all these are counted as one hook in angling regulations. Hooks separated by … Dictionary of ichthyology
fish-hook — 1) a bent piece of wire with its tip sharpened and often a barb below the tip used to catch fish. Available in many sizes and styles. May be single, double or treble but all these are counted as one hook in angling regulations. Hooks separated by … Dictionary of ichthyology
fish — I a; pihi (rare); to fish, lawai a, ulawai a. See fishing grounds, fishhook, fishing rights, net, seine, trap, and names of individual fish. Some fish names vary according to islands, and all fishermen do not agree. Some fish have special… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
