| 释义 |
skish U.S.|skɪʃ|
[perh. f. skeet n.2 or skill n.1 + fish n.1]
A game in which participants use fishing tackle to cast a plug or fly at a target on dry land. Also attrib.
1940Outdoor America Jan. 11/3 Skish—the new name chosen for the casting game originally known as Fish-O was selected on January 6 by the judges of the Fish-O change-of-name contest. 1942Sun (Baltimore) 8 July 13/3 He said the best score he ever made in ‘skish’—dry-land ‘fishing’ in which participants cast at thirty-inch rings at distances from forty to eighty feet—was in the eighties out of a possible 100 points. 1965Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 5 Feb. 25/2 Skish..is a game devised for indoor anglers who want to improve their casting techniques by casting at targets rather than for fish. 1976Webster's Sports Dict. 399/1 There are 3 different skish events: skish bait, skish spinning, and skish fly casting. |