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Definition of Still-fish
1. Verb. Fish with the line and bait resting still or stationary in the water. "In the summer they like to go out and still-fish"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Still-fish
Literary usage of Still-fish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science of Fishing: The Most Practical Book on Fishing Ever Published by Arthur Robert Harding (1912)
"... breaks or springs the hook, or tears it out of the fish's mouth when it has
not caught well. But it is only the heavy, strong tackle used in still fish- ..."
2. Where, When, and how to Catch Fish on the East Coast of Florida by William H. Gregg, John Gardner (1902)
"... and on which Snappers, Groupers, and the smaller fish above mentioned, are
very plenty, and can be taken with rod and reel, still fish- ..."
3. The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister (1904)
"If he were there but not ready to start, good; I could still fish and be happy.
And remembering my Eastern helpless ness in the year when we had met first, ..."
4. London Society edited by James Hogg, Florence Marryat (1878)
"Still fish was cheap ; a certain amount being caught irrespective of the market
on the beach, and sold about the villages. And here let me suggest, ..."
5. Icelandby Cathy Harlow by Cathy Harlow (2004)
"Still, fish and fish products account for about three-quarters of export earnings
and the industry employs ten percent of the workforce. ..."
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