cross-fishingn. fishing with a line with many hooks attached extending across a stream; cf. cross-linen. 2.
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cross-lining1816
cross-fishing1867
1867 B. Osborne in Morning Star 9 Apr. There is a thing called cross-fishing, where one line is used with different coloured baits, and where both sides of the stream are swept.