| 单词 | whiting ground |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhiting ground ΚΠ 1692 Specif. Patent 256 (Patent Office) Erected a bucking house, fitted and prepared a whiteing ground. whiting ground C1. General attributive (in sense 1), as whiting ground, whiting season, etc.whiting mop: see mop n.2 ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for white fish > place where whiting caught whiting ground1891 1577 J. Dee Gen. Mem. Arte Nauig. 48 For, the most parte of those, which they send, are Vnreasonable or Vnlawfull Smelts, or Whiting-Mops. 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 29 Colchester oystermen, or whiting-mungers and sprot-catchers. 1759 W. Verral Compl. Syst. Cookery 149 In the whiting season you may have plenty of livers at any fishmonger's shop. 1891 Daily News 31 Oct. 6/5 About two hundred fishing boats were lying at anchor off the edge of the whiting grounds. 2008 R. Hunt Fishing Guide Melbourne i. 11/2 The last couple of whiting seasons have been promising. < as lemmas |
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