| 单词 | bank fishing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbank fishing bank fishing n. (a) offshore fishing in an area characterized by large or numerous undersea banks, esp. the Grand Banks area off the coast of Newfoundland (now historical); (b) angling from the bank of a river, lake, etc., rather than from a boat. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [noun] > sea-fishing > on bank bank fishing1611 bank fishery1693 banking1794 1611 J. Guy Let. 16 May in S. Purchas Pilgrimes (1625) IV. x. vii. 1878 The commoditie that they may make by the banke fishing, as by the husbandry of the Land, besides the ordinary fishing. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 27/1 The bank fishing season, begins the 10th of May. 1823 W. F. Deacon Inn-keeper's Album 244 As the vast extent of the water rendered bank-fishing a vain employment, we had recourse to the Welch coracles. 1955 Bulletin (Bridgewater, Nova Scotia) 9 Mar. 9/2 A number of fishermen..have gone sealing out of Halifax, or engaged in bank fishing. 1990 Field Jan. 86/1 Both ends of the loch are shallow and good for both boat- and bank-fishing, but the outflow of the River Sorn is boggy and unfishable from the bank. 2007 G. A. Rose Cod 193 The French grip on the Avalon fishery was loosened during this conflict, but was not replaced by the Spanish or Portuguese as they were more interested in whales and bank fishing. < as lemmas |
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