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Casting :: Casting (n.) The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing..

Seining :: Seining (n.) Fishing with a seine.

Pan :: Pan (n.) The god of shepherds, guardian of bees, and patron of fishing and hunting. He is usually represented as having the head and trunk of a man, with the legs, horns, and tail of a goat, and as playing on the shepherd's pipe, which he is said to have invented..

Toggery :: Toggery (n.) Clothes; garments; dress; as, fishing toggery..

Well :: Well (v. i.) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water for the preservation of fish alive while they are transported to market..

Ligger :: Ligger (n.) A baited line attached to a float, for night fishing. See Leger, a..

Angler :: Angler (n.) A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc..

Haaf :: Haaf (n.) The deepsea fishing for cod, ling, and tusk, off the Shetland Isles..

Trawlboat :: Trawlboat (n.) A boat used in fishing with trawls or trawlnets.

Coggle :: Coggle (n.) A small fishing boat.

Trawl :: Trawl (n.) A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter..

Expiscation :: Expiscation (n.) The act of expiscating; a fishing.

Hooker :: Hooker (n.) A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland..

Snood :: Snood (n.) A short line (often of horsehair) connecting a fishing line with the hook; a snell; a leader.

Lurker :: Lurker (n.) A small fishing boat.

Rod :: Rod (n.) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole.

Pirl :: Pirl (v. t.) To twist or twine, as hair in making fishing lines..

Trink :: Trink (n.) A kind of fishing net.

Tackle :: Tackle (n.) Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons..

Skipper :: Skipper (n.) The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel..

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