| 单词 | fire fishing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire fishing fire fishing n. U.S. fishing at night in which the light of flaming torches is used to attract or immobilize the fish; a fishing trip conducted in this way. ΚΠ 1754 M. Catesby & G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Carolina (rev. ed.) II. Index Fire fishing. 1841 R. H. Bonnycastle Canadas in 1841 II. i. 6 We went to see two of the voyageurs launch the canoe for the purpose of fire-fishing. 1978 Elevator Constructor Nov. 21/2 The mullet will be fat with roe... That's when I like to go fire-fishing. 2012 J. Pyne Fire: Nature & Culture 50 As with simple physical pyrotechnologies, this biological pyrotechnology expanded. It underwrote fire hunting, fire foraging, fire farming, fire herding, even fire fishing (the lights would draw fish to where they could be speared.) < as lemmas |
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