单词 | gill fishing |
释义 | > as lemmasgill fishing gill fishing n. originally U.S. fishing with a gill net. ΚΠ 1854 J. W. Alexander Life A. Alexander ix. 217 A law of this State of New Jersey inflicts a heavy pecuniary mulct on one who is engaged in ‘gill-fishing,’ but does not define what sort of fishing this is. 1912 Boston Sunday Post 4 Aug. 36/2 Off Gloucester, gill fishing has become very popular and this method was introduced by fishermen from the Great Lakes. 2001 Independent (Nexis) 18 Mar. 2 Local practices, including..off-shore gill fishing, are steadily eroding their [sc. leatherback turtles] numbers. < as lemmas |
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