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fly-fish in British Englishverb(intransitive) angling to fish using artificial flies as lures dry fly, wet fly Derived forms fly-fisher (ˈfly-ˌfisher) noun fly-fishing (ˈfly-ˌfishing) noun fly-fish in American English (ˈflaiˌfɪʃ) intransitive verbAngling to fish with artificial flies as bait Word origin [1745–55 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1745–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: compressor, development, ellipse, nickel, pompadourExamples of 'fly-fish' in a sentencefly-fish Anglers fly-fish for the pleasure it provides. |