cod jiggingn.
/ˈkɒd ˌdʒɪɡɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkɑd ˌdʒɪɡɪŋ/, Canadian English /ˈkɒd ˌdʒɪɡɪŋ/ Chiefly Canadian (Newfoundland).
Fishing for cod using an unbaited hook or number of hooks at the end of a weighted line that is jerked sharply up through the water.Recorded earliest as a modifier.
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tickling1616
twitchelling1689
yair-fishing1796
ice-fishing1842
foul-hooking1860
pointing1860
fish-wood1861
muddying1877
snatching1878
roll casting1897
jack fishing1899
cod jigging1921
free spooling1937
noodling1937
electrofishing1950
shocker1953
ghost fishing1963
catch-and-release1973
1921 Outing Nov. 73/1 All hands, crew and passengers, were issued cod-jigging rigs and were requested to fish for their dinners.
1949 Western Star (Newfoundland) 16 Aug. 3/7 Gerry and the family..indulged in a little cod jigging.
2002 National Fisherman May 46/2 She'll have a fly bridge and tower for tuna fishing but Plansky will also use her [sc. a boat] for cod jigging.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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