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Definition of Recaught
1. recatch [v] - See also: recatch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Recaught
Literary usage of Recaught
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report on the Lancashire Sea-Fisheries at the University of Liverpool, and by University of Liverpool, Lancashire Sea-Fisheries Laboratory, University of Liverpool Lancashire Sea-Fisheries Laboratory (1907)
"During the year 1905 about 72 per cent, of the fishes recovered were recaught
within territorial waters, and about 28 per cent, were caught outside the ..."
2. Conditions of Life in the Sea: A Short Account of Quantitative Marine by James Johnstone (1908)
"That is, it has been argued, that if (as has often happened) 25 per cent, of the
marked fish liberated are recaught on a certain fishing ground, ..."
3. The River-side Naturalist: Notes on the Various Forms of Life Met with by Edward Hamilton (1890)
"A salmon, marked in October 1885 weighing 18 Ibs., was recaught July 1887 weighing
30^ Ibs. Mr. Archer thinks it possible for a salmon to grow to 30 Ibs. ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1853)
"Callistus plunged overboard, but his master recaught him, dragged him home, and
set him on the Roman ..."
5. The Outline of Science: A Plain Story Simply Told by John Arthur Thomson (1922)
"We can see, too, how the strong hooked beak is used to seize the fish, which is
then borne to the surface to be tossed in the air, recaught, and swallowed, ..."
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