Definition of Fishpond

1. Noun. A freshwater pond with fish.

Generic synonyms: Pond, Pool

Definition of Fishpond

1. Noun. A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fishpond

1. a pond abounding in edible fish [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fishpond

fishmongers
fishmongery
fishmouth
fishmouths
fishnet
fishnets
fishnetted
fisho
fishos
fishpaste
fishplate
fishplates
fishpole
fishpole bamboo
fishpoles
fishpond (current term)
fishponds
fishpool
fishseller
fishsellers
fishskin
fishskins
fishtail
fishtail bit
fishtail palm
fishtailed
fishtailing
fishtails
fishtank
fishtanks

Literary usage of Fishpond

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The London Medical Gazette (1851)
"... >IÍ-IM"/ Dr. Bascombe, Wyke House, Brentford; Dr. Cox, fishpond», Bristol. was read .... fishpond ..."

2. Roman Legends: A Collection of the Fables and Folk-lore of Rome by Rachel Harriette Busk (1877)
"... and blessed them, and soon they became alive again, and he took them and put them back into the fishpond, and no one durst touch them again after that. ..."

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