fishing

fishing
1) capturing of fish (and other aquatic animals) by any and all means for any and all purposes
2) the act of one who fishes
3) a place for catching fish
4) the right of taking fish
5) in rodeo, roping in such a way as to convert a near miss into a fair catch
6) to seek for an obliging or mercenary woman, as in go fishing
7) an heroic treatment tried by some laymen to avoid falling asleep in church on Sunday

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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