still-fishingn.

Etymology: < still adj. + fishing n.¹

North American.

The practice of fishing from one spot, esp. with a baited line.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [noun] > fishing with line > in one spot

still-baiting1859

still-fishing1883

1883 Cent. Mag. July 383/1 The Floridians..use a long rod or pole for still-fishing.

1902 J. Turner-Turner Giant Fish Florida iii. 49 Still-fishing, the old-fashioned method of angling, is practised under the lea of some islands only on days that do not permit of your getting out into the Pass.

1963 P. A. Parsons Outdoor Life Compl. Bk. Fresh Water Fishing xxiii. 250 Crappies may be caught by drifting, trolling, still-fishing, and casting.

1971 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 7 Nov. 13/2 Which method calls for the most skill—bait fishing (sometimes called still fishing) or artificial lure angling?

Derivatives

still-fish v. [as a back-formation] intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [verb (intransitive)] > fish with line > in one spot

still-fish1903

1903 Outing 42 716/1 We could..troll or cast or still-fish with light tackle.

1953 Sunday Sun (Baltimore) 25 Oct. (Mag.) 28/4 Whether you fish on a comfortable party boat..or simply sit on a piling and still-fish,..it's the best kind of relaxation there is.

1974 M. Hoyt Thirty Miles for Ice Cream i. 4 We still-fished for perch.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	still-fishing
释义	still-fishingn. Etymology: < still adj. + fishing n.¹ North American. The practice of fishing from one spot, esp. with a baited line. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [noun] > fishing with line > in one spot still-baiting1859 still-fishing1883 1883 Cent. Mag. July 383/1 The Floridians..use a long rod or pole for still-fishing. 1902 J. Turner-Turner Giant Fish Florida iii. 49 Still-fishing, the old-fashioned method of angling, is practised under the lea of some islands only on days that do not permit of your getting out into the Pass. 1963 P. A. Parsons Outdoor Life Compl. Bk. Fresh Water Fishing xxiii. 250 Crappies may be caught by drifting, trolling, still-fishing, and casting. 1971 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 7 Nov. 13/2 Which method calls for the most skill—bait fishing (sometimes called still fishing) or artificial lure angling? Derivatives still-fish v. [as a back-formation] intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [verb (intransitive)] > fish with line > in one spot still-fish1903 1903 Outing 42 716/1 We could..troll or cast or still-fish with light tackle. 1953 Sunday Sun (Baltimore) 25 Oct. (Mag.) 28/4 Whether you fish on a comfortable party boat..or simply sit on a piling and still-fish,..it's the best kind of relaxation there is. 1974 M. Hoyt Thirty Miles for Ice Cream i. 4 We still-fished for perch. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019). > as lemmas still-fishing still-fishing n. = still-baiting n. ΚΠ 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 82/2 (Bass) Still-fishing. extracted from stilladj.n.² < n.1883 as lemmas
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still-fishingn.

Derivatives

> as lemmas