crayfishingn.
Fishing for crayfish; also (Australian) acting in a cowardly or scheming manner.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for prawns or shrimps
prawning1808
crayfishing1835
crawfishing1844
shrimping1848
prawn fishing1884
yabbying1934
the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > acting in cowardly manner
crayfishing1931
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > collusion, intrigue > [noun]
covin1393
collusionc1397
practicea1513
insidiation1612
intrigue1668
intriguing1801
crayfishing1931
1835 J. H. Ingraham South-West I. xvi. 174 Others were engaged in the delicate amusement of cray-fishing.
1931 V. Palmer Separate Lives 194 The truth, the whole truth, and no cray-fishing, so help me God.
1961 Guardian 6 Nov. 7/5 Crayfishing parties on the Dorn were occasions of beribboned village festivity.
1966 ‘J. Hackston’ Father clears Out 203 Such hedging and crayfishing about only postponed the dread business.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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