Angling. To bring (a fish) to land, esp. by means of a gaff, hook, or net. Also, to land the net.
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释义 | the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [verb (transitive)] > bring to bank (8) landa1609 Angling. To bring (a fish) to land, esp. by means of a gaff, hook, or net. Also, to land the net. play1740 transitive. Angling. To allow (a fish) to exhaust itself by pulling against a line. In quot. 1586 reflexive (of a fish): to exhaust (itself) in this… work1825 transitive. Angling. To make (a fish) exhaust itself by pulling against a line; = play, v. 4b. bank1837 transitive. Angling. To bring (a fish) to shore; to succeed in landing. creel1844 Angling. To get (a fish) into the basket; to succeed in catching. Cf. ‘to bag game’. grass1856 To lay out (something or someone) on the grass; (hence) to cause to fall to the ground. transitive. To catch (a fish) and bring it to the bank of… to bring (a hooked fish) to gaff1886 spec. A barbed fishing spear; also, a stick armed with an iron hook for landing large fish, esp. salmon. Phrase, to bring (a hooked fish) to gaff. to play along1921 transitive. Originally (Angling): = sense 4b. Now chiefly (colloquial): to deceive (a person); = to string (someone) along at string, v. 15b. |
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