单词 | scringing |
释义 | scringingn. Scottish. Now rare. The action or practice of catching fish with a scringe net (see scringe net at scringe n.).In later quots. frequently with reference to catching fish illegally, after the use of the scringe net was made illegal. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [noun] > fishing with net > using other nets rugging1758 halving1792 scringing1825 trammelling1866 splash-netting1901 drift-netting1913 ring-netting1941 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Skreenge Skreengin,..a mode of fishing, with small nets, during the night, without the aid of torches, on the coast of Argyleshire. This designation has undoubtedly originated from the idea of the efficacy of this mode of fishing, q. scourging the water. 1847 Bell's Life in London 29 Aug. 8/3 The scringing system..will cease on the 26th of this month, and until then the rods may as well remain in their cases. 1871 Morning Post 18 Aug. 6/5 The 25th section of the Act of 1868..has proved very useful in checking the practice of ‘scringing’. 1901 Scotsman 4 Mar. 10/1 It is a fashion for yacht owners to say that scringing, if carried on by their crews, is not carried on by their consent. 1934 Salmon & Trout Mag. June 171 This autumn a friend of mine was yachting, and in the owner's absence the crew proposed a night's scringing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † scringingadj. Scottish. Obsolete. rare. That catches fish, esp. illegally, with a scringe net (see scringe net at scringe n.). ΚΠ 1901 Scotsman 4 Mar. 10/1 On the calm summer nights scringing crews will travel long distances. 1910 Outlook 27 Aug. 285/2 He spattered a couple of rifle bullets against the rocks on one side of the boat... This was enough, and the scringing party disappeared. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < |
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