fishedadj.1
/fɪʃt/, U.S. /fɪʃt/ Only in fished-up figurative brought up.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > finding or discovery > [adjective] > found or discovered > found and brought to light
fished-up1849
dug-up1897
1849 Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) I. 366 I feel sure that the newly fished-up names would not be adopted.
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fishedadj.2
/fɪʃt/, U.S. /fɪʃt/ Strengthened, or fastened together, with a fish or fishes. fished-beam (see quot. 1846).
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1846 W. M. Buchanan Technol. Dict. Fished-beam, a beam bellying on the underside.
1875–6 Price Williams in Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 46 160 The relative strength of the fished ends of the rail as compared with that of the solid part.
1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 235 Fished yards are heaviest on the damaged side.
1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. 141 Fish joint, or Fished joint.
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fishedadj.3
/fɪʃt/, U.S. /fɪʃt/ Supplied with fish.
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the world > animals > fish > [adjective] > supplied or stocked with
fished1630
1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 365 Savoy. Many and large lakes it hath, and those very well fisht.
1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire II. iii. iii. 32 Not one had a full cargo, only one or two being half fished.
1880–4 F. Day Fishes Great Brit. & Ireland II. 215 The trawl-net boats..were very poorly fished.
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