fly-fishv.
/ˈflʌɪfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈflaɪˌfɪʃ/ intransitive. To fish with a fly (natural or artificial) as bait.
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fly-fish1755
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. To Flyfish. v.n., to angle with a hook baited with a fly.
1869 S. Wilberforce Diary Sept. in R. G. Wilberforce Life S. Wilberforce (1882) III. 303 Fly-fished with Bishop of Rochester.
1881 M. E. Braddon One Thing Needful xviii [He] had passed them..wandering with his rod, fly-fishing.
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ˈfly-fishing adj.
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dry-fly1846
fly-fishing1858
1858 Sat. Rev. 5 393/2 A fly-fishing, horse-loving..man.
ˈfly-fisher n. one who practises fly-fishing.
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fly-fisher1787
1787 T. Best (title) The Complete Fly-Fisher.
1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 39 Amongst the most expert fly-fishers, no one was perfectly satisfied.
fly-ˈfisherman n.
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