A fence or enclosure of stakes made in a river, harbour, etc., for taking or preserving fish. (Cf. fish-weir n. at fish, n.1 compounds 2b.)
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > fish-keeping, farming, or breeding > [noun] > fish-weir or -garth (17) weir839 A fence or enclosure of stakes made in a river, harbour, etc., for taking or preserving fish. (Cf. fish-weir n. at fish, n.1 compounds 2b.) fish-weirc1000 †(a) a draught of fishes; (b) = fishgarth, n. yair1178 An enclosure extending into a tide-way in a river or on the sea-shore, for catching fish; a fishgarth. fishgarth1454 A garth or enclosure on a river or the seashore for preserving fishes or taking them easily. eel-bed1483 A pond or preserve for eels. water frith1584 a place where the fishing is preserved. frith1602 The same used as a fish-weir. Obsolete. garth1609 = fishgarth, n. fish-lock1661 = fish-weir n. crawl1682 A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles in shallow water on the sea-coast, to contain fish, turtles, etc. Also a reservoir for keeping caught… fish-yard1685 = fishgarth, n. fishing-pen1791 eelery1854 A place where eels are caught. fishing-weir1870 crib1873 The enclosure for trapped fish in a pound-net. U.S. ark1883 An enclosure for catching or confining fish. Obsolete. kiddle1891 An arrangement of stake-nets on the sea-beach for the same purpose (see quot. 1891). |
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