单词 | rodsman |
释义 | rodsmann. A person who fishes with a rod and line; an angler. Cf. rodman n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > angler anglerc1450 piscator1674 piscatorian1694 Waltonian1832 rodsman1837 rod1848 rodman1865 rodster1867 piscatorialist1881 sport fisher1902 sport fisherman1915 sportsfisherman1928 1837 T. T. Stoddart Angling Reminisc. 192 These sagacious rodsmen..may..turn up the fuming nostril at the plain and rustic enginery of the northern angler. 1894 Daily News 20 Feb. 5/3 The complaints by the rodsmen..against over-netting are louder than ever. 1922 V. C. Heilner Adventures Angling 63 Pat, who was no mean rodsman,..also hooked a fish, and we had a lively time. 1951 H. Babcock Tales of Quails 'n Such 144 There are times..when even the most inveterate rodsman feels an urge for a spell of cane-fishing. 1999 Irish Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. 15 Another rodsman..wasn't as fortunate: he kept taking salmon parr and not a sight of a trout. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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